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
78 mins: Chelsea 2 - 0 Dynamo Kyiv
David Luiz hits a long ball out to Marcus Alonso, who brings it down and fires a left-footed shot cross goal.
Willian goes off for Hudson-Odoi.
81 mins: Chelsea 2 - 0 Dynamo Kyiv
Oh Chelsea!
The home side move the ball from left to right before Pedro slips Loftus-cheek into the box. Loftus-cheek is one-on-one with the keeper but puts the ball over the crossbar.
86 mins: Chelsea 2 - 0 Dynamo Kyiv
Chelsea have slackened off at the back a little and Dynamo try to make use of that, Kepa drops the ball but Dynamo hit it over the bar.
90 mins: Chelsea 3 - 0 Dynamo Kyiv - Hudson-Odoi
Pedro plays a beautiful ball in between the centre-backs and Loftus-cheek gets on the end of the pass, he holds the ball up then slots it to Hudson-Odoi who curls it with his right foot and gives Chelsea a superb lead.
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