By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL (AA) – Chelsea, Napoli, Valencia, Arsenal, Benfica, Eintracht Frankfurt, Slavia Prague and Villarreal advanced to quarterfinals in UEFA Europa League.
On Thursday night, Arsenal overturned a two-goal deficit to eliminate Rennes while Slavia Prague stun Sevilla in extra time.
English football powerhouse Chelsea hammered Ukrainian opponents Dinamo Kiev 5-0 to reach the quarterfinals.
The UEFA Europa League quarterfinal and semifinal draw ceremony will be held on Friday in Switzerland.
The results are as follows:
Arsenal 3-0 Rennes (agg: 4-3)
Benfica 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb (aet, agg: 3-1)
Dynamo Kiev 0-5 Chelsea (agg: 0-8)
Internazionale 0-1 Frankfurt (agg: 0-1)
Krasnodar 1-1 Valencia (agg: 2-3)
Salzburg 3-1 Napoli (agg: 3-4)
Slavia Prague 4-3 Sevilla (aet, agg: 6-5)
Villarreal 2-1 Zenit (agg: 5-2)
The schedules are as follows:
15 March: Quarter-final & semi-final draw
11 April: Quarter-finals, first leg
18 April: Quarter-finals, second leg
2 May: Semi-finals, first leg
9 May: Semi-finals, second leg
29 May: Final – Olympic Stadium, Baku
