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
45 mins: Rennes 1 - 1 Arsenal
Even with 10 men Arsenal are able to tear through Rennes, Ozil gets into space and squeezes the ball to Aubameyang in the box, Aubameyang is caught in possession but the ball dribbles into Mkhityaran's path and he pumps it high over the goal.
3 added minutes at the end of the first half.
45+3 mins: Rennes 1 - 1 Arsenal
Torreira sends a long through ball into Aubameyang but he's offside again. Arsenal are able to keep Rennes quiet for the remaining couple of minutes but there's a lot for Unai Emery to think about at half-time.
It's been tough work for Arsenal against Rennes in the first half and there's been more than a fee goals elsewhere in the Europa League. Here's how things stand:
Rennes 1 - 1 Arsenal
Dinamo Zagreb 1 - 0 Benfica
Frankfurt 0 - 0 Inter Milan
Sevilla 2 - 2 Prague
Zenit St Petersburg 1 - 1 Villarreal
Chelsea host Dynamo Kievat 20:00pm tonight, here's a look at the teams:
SECOND HALF: Rennes 1 - 1 Arsenal
No changes for Unai Emery as Arsenal's 10-men restart the match. Mkhitaryan is the make-shift right back for Arsenal.
48 mins: Rennes 1 - 1 Arsenal
Torreira is down again but Arsenal play the free kick quickly, Iwobi gets it out wide and loses it. Rennes feed the ball to Zeffane who's run into the box from the right and he shoots from an almost impossible angle before spooning the ball over the bar.
51 mins: Rennes 1 - 1 Arsenal
Arsenal look ropey down to right hand side. Sarr breaks down there before cutting the ball back into the box to Bourigeaud. Bourigeaud hits it first time and Cech makes the save.
54 mins: Rennes 1 - 1 Arsenal
Guendouzi comes on for Iwobi in a strange move for the Arsenal manager as Iwobi's looked like one of the more threatening options for the Gunners.
Sarr and Zeffane combine on the right again but Sarr's cross into the box is too long and it goes out of play.
57 mins: Rennes 1 - 1 Arsenal
Sarr powers past Monreal with the ball down the right, he pulls the ball back into the box, Koscielny gets a touch and takes it out of the path of Bourigeaud who was bombing into the six-yard box at the far post and Arsenal clear the ball away.
60 mins: Rennes 1 - 1 Arsenal
Petr Cech keeps Arsenal in the match with two solid saves. First Bourigeaud takes a curling shot from the left hand side that the Arsenal goalkeeper pushes wide. The ball comes back into the box and Be Arfa takes a shot the Cech saves again.
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