Europa League results LIVE | Quarter-final first legs
April 11-18
Arsenal and Chelsea continued their respective Europa League journeys on Thursday with key quarter-final wins.
With a Premier League top-four finish anything but assured for either team, the competition represents a significant second opportunity for both to seal a Champions League spot.
Gunners boss Unai Emery has won the Europa League three times, and a 2-0 win over Napoli puts the north London club on the brink of the semi-finals.
Maurizio Sarri, who has experienced a turbulent debut season at Chelsea, will surely silence the majority of his critics if he can steer Chelsea to trophy success in Baku next month - and a 1-0 away victory over Slavia Prague leaves them on the verge of the last four.
Stay tuned to Standard Sport for all the latest action and reaction from the first round of quarter-finals…
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Second leg fixtures and dates
Thursday 18 April
- Valencia vs Villarreal
- Eintracht vs Benfica
- Napoli vs Arsenal
- Chelsea vs Slavia Prague
