Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri 'unhappy' Arsenal reached Europa League semi-finals

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has revealed he is unhappy that Arsenal have qualified for the Europa League semi-finals.

The Gunners progressed to the last four of the competition with a 3-0 aggregate win over Sarri's former club Napoli on Thursday.

And the Blues boss expressed his disappointment at the result, as it means there is no longer a chance he will come up against his old side this season.

Speaking to the Metro , Sarri said: "I’m not happy that Napoli are out because, if the final is Chelsea v Napoli, I’m sure at the end of the match I’d be really happy."

Chelsea could now face a mouth-watering final with their Premier League rivals Arsenal if both sides win their respective semi-final ties.

Maurizio Sarri has admitted he was disappointed that Arsenal had reached the semi-finals (Getty Images)

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The Blues saw off Slavia Prague in the last eight to set up a clash with Eintracht Frankfurt, while Arsenal will play Valencia.

A potential final between the pair could have further consequences, with the competition winners granted a place in next season's Champions League.

That could prove crucial with both sides currently battling for a place in the Premier League's top four.

Sarri is determined for his team to be successful in the Europa League, but is not looking past their next opponents.

Sarri gives Eden Hazard instructions during the win over Slavia Prague (Getty Images)

He added: "This time I don’t want to play the final; I want to win the final.

"To win the competition it’ll be very difficult. Eintracht are a great team with a wonderful striker in Luka Jovic."

Chelsea were convincing winners over Slavia on Thursday, despite resisting a second half fight back from the Czech outfit.

Chelsea survived a second half comeback from Slavia to qualify for the last four (Getty Images)

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The Blues - who were leading 1-0 on aggregate from the first leg - raced into a three-goal lead after just 17 minutes at Stamford Bridge.

Goals from Pedro and Olivier Giroud either side of an own goal put them in a commanding position before Pedro added his second moments after Tomas Soucek had pulled one back for the visitors.

Petr Sevcik then grabbed a brace for Slavia within the first 10 minutes of the second half, but Chelsea were able to see out the win to go through.