Chelsea defender David Luiz admits words at halftime sparked their Europa League final triumph over Arsenal on Wednesday night.

Chelsea stepped up a gear after halftime to defeat the Gunners 4-1 in Azerbaijan and lift the Europa League trophy for the second time.

David Luiz, who was also in the Blues side who previously won the competition in 2013, credits that improvement to what was said in the dressing room at half-time.

"It's a secret! No, I think the first half was a half where both teams tried to analyse more and to see where was the space and that is what we did, we analysed the first half," said the Brazilian to chelseafc.com. "We had some chances but not clear like the second half. In the second half, when we had the first opportunity we scored, so it was great.

"It means a lot, after many, many years to have the opportunity to be in Chelsea again and to be in a big, big final against a fantastic team and you win. It means a lot.

"That's the game to celebrate our hard work every single day. We were working for that and we give that for the supporters."