Chelsea coast past Dymano Kiev to put one foot in Europa League quarter-finals
Relive the action from Stamford Bridge
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea put one foot in the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Dynamo Kiev at Stamford Bridge.
Goals by Pedro, Willian and Callum Hudson-Odoi handed Chelsea a significant advantage heading into next week's second leg in Ukraine.
And on a night when Arsenal slipped to a shock Europa League defeat, Chelsea asserted themselves as one of the favourites to win this summer’s final in Baku with a stylish victory. Relive the action below.
What time does it start?
Chelsea vs. Dynamo Kiev kicks off at 8pm (GMT) on Thursday 8 March.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be live on BT Sport 2, with coverage starting at 7:30pm (GMT).
Predicted line-ups:
Chelsea: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, David Luiz, Emerson, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Giroud, Hazard
Dynamo Kiev: Boyko, Kravchenko, Burda, Shabanov, Mykolenko, Shepelev, Buyalski, Tsygankov, Shapanenko, Victor Bueno, Sol
Form guide:
Chelsea: WLWLWW
Dynamo Kiev: WLDWWW
Head-to-head:
Thursday’s meeting between Napoli and Red Bull Salzburg will be the first time the two sides have met.
Odds:
Chelsea to win: 3/10
Dynamo Kiev to win: 17/4
Draw: 9/1
Prediction:
Chelsea 2-0 Dynamo Kiev
There are four other Europa League ties kicking off at 17:55pm, with a lot of big names still in the competition, take a look:
Dinamo Zagreb vs Benfica
Frankfurt vs Inter Milan
Sevilla vs Slavia Prague
Zenit St Petersburg vs Villarreal
With such a closely contested Premier League season for the top four places the Europa League may prove to be crucial for Arsenal and Chelsea to secure Champions League football next season.
The English sides are two of the top three favourites to lift the trophy with Napoli the only team to split them.
A good game in France tonight could see Arsenal take one step closer to that goal.
Rennes 0 - 0 Arsenal
Rennes start the match and lose the ball on the right. Arsenal try to nip in quickly behind the right back but lose the ball.
3 mins: Rennes 0 - 1 Arsenal - Iwobi
Arsenal switch the play as Monreal heads out wide and Iwobi comes in field. Monreal gets the ball and gives it to Iwobi who works his way into the box. He tries to play a low ball into the far post for someone to latch onto but Koubek leaves it and the ball goes in off the inside of the far post. Arsenal lead.
6 mins: Rennes 0 - 1 Arsenal
Rennes have seen a fair bit of the ball but Arsenal have been obviously more threatening when they control it. The visitors work the ball back to their own defence to start another forward move.
9 mins: Rennes 0 - 1 Arsenal
Zeffane blocks out Aubameyang as he looks to break on the counter. Rennes attack for themselves and Bourigeaud sends Bensebaini down the left into the box. His through ball is heavy though and the ball goes out for a goal kick.
12 mins: Rennes 0 - 1 Arsenal
Great play from Arsenal. It's only their second real attack as Ozil sends the ball out to Iwobi on the left. He makes his way into the box before squaring it to Torreira who shoots and forces Koubek into a strong save to his left.
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