Europe’s secondary club competition takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan this evening and will be contested by Arsenal and Chelsea. Fabregas, of course, played for both Premier League sides, starting off his career with the Gunners and joining Chelsea from Barcelona in June 2014. So which team does Fabregas, who now plies his trade in Ligue 1 with Monaco, want to win the match? The Spaniard was asked that every question on Tuesday night and gave a very diplomatic response.

I think it would be impossible for me to choose Cesc Fabregas

“Yeah, definitely in a way,” Fabregas told PA when asked if he has split loyalties ahead of the match. “They are two great clubs that gave me a lot in my career. “Obviously I was with Chelsea very recently. “Three months ago I was playing with all these players, team-mates. We won a lot together, I had great times with the fans, with the club, so that’s definitely a big thing. “Arsenal – what can I say? I spent probably the best years of my life there.

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