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George Flood

Europa League draw: Start time for the quarter-final fixtures be announced: What TV channel is it on?

Premier League rivals Arsenal and Chelsea remain rolling on the road to Baku as they prepare for the quarter-final draw of the 2018-19 Europa League.

The Gunners ran out 3-0 winners over Rennes in the second leg of their last-16 clash on Thursday thanks to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's brace and a header from Ainsley Maitland-Niles that successfully overturned a 3-1 deficit from France.

Chelsea meanwhile cruised into the last eight as they followed up an initial 3-0 victory over Dynamo Kiev with a 5-0 rout in Ukraine that saw Olivier Giroud net a hat-trick.

Five-time winners Sevilla were stunned by Slavia Prague, while Inter Milan were ousted by Eintracht Frankfurt and Benfica eliminated Dinamo Zagreb.

Elsewhere, Napoli eased past Red Bull Salzburg, Villarreal wrapped up a comfortable win over Zenit and Valencia saw off the challenge of Krasnodar at the death.

Here is everything you need to know about the quarter-final draw...

When is the draw?

The draw takes place on Friday, March 15 and features no seedings or country protection. It is scheduled to start at midday GMT.

In addition to the quarter-finals, the draw will also be made for the semis straight afterwards.

Uefa also say they will be drawing to determine the 'home team' for the final at the Baku Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan on May 29 for 'administrative reasons'.

Where is the draw?

The draw will take place at Uefa’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Teams in the hat

Eintracht Frankfurt

Benfica

Slavia Prague

Arsenal

Villarreal

Chelsea

Napoli

Valencia

Road to the final

March 7 Round of 16, first leg
March 14 Round of 16, second leg
March 15 Europa League QF and SF draw
April 11 Quarter-final, first leg
April 18 Quarter-final, second leg
May 2 Semi-final, first leg
May 9 Semi-final, second leg
May 29 Europa League Final (Olympic Stadium, Baku)

How to follow

The draw will be televised live on BT Sport. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream it online via the video player and the BT Sport app.

You can also follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog.

Can't see the Europa League draw blog? Click here to access our desktop page.

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