Chelsea report Kiev to UEFA over racist abuse
Chelsea have submitted a formal complaint to UEFA regarding alleged racist abuse directed at Callum Hudson-Odoi in Kiev.
Chelsea have submitted a formal complaint to UEFA regarding alleged racist abuse directed at Callum Hudson-Odoi in Kiev.
Arsenal have been handed a difficult draw against Serie A side Napoli in the quarterfinals of the Europa League.
UEFA drew the quarterfinal and semifinal ties for the Champions League and Europa League on the same day. And there were some top matches.
Arsenal manager Unai Emery hailed his side's ability to cope under pressure after they came back against Rennes to advance in the Europa League.
Arsenal have two routes to the Champions League and their display against Rennes on Thursday suggests they are ready for the pressure of both.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice to help Arsenal reach the Europa League quarters with a 3-0 win over Rennes to give them an aggregate win.
Inter Milan were knocked out in the round of 16 of the Europa League by Eintracht Frankfurt, 1-0 on aggregate, after a 1-0 defeat in Italy.
Sarri had previously suggested his emotional connection to his former club would make him wary of facing them.
Olivier Giroud had a hat trick as Chelsea demolished Dynamo Kiev 5-0 in their Europa League round-of-16 second leg to win the tie 8-0 on aggregate.
Maurizio Sarri descried the pitch at Kiev's Olympic Stadium as "dangerous" amid reports that Chelsea will submit an official complaint to UEFA.
Chelsea Maurizio Sarri has expressed unhappiness with the pitch at Kiev's NSC Olympic Stadium ahead of his team's Europa League last-16 second leg t
The London club lost 3-1 in France last week despite taking an early lead and will need to overturn the two-goal deficit to reach the quarterfinals.
Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette is free to play in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 tie against Rennes after he saw a three-match ban reduced.
Omitted from Sarri's starting XI against Dynamo Kiev in the Europa League, Hudson-Odoi came off the bench to score Chelsea's third goal.
Chelsea were business-like in their Europa League first-leg win vs. Dynamo Kiev, Olivier Giroud, Pedro & Callum Hudson-Odoi keying a 3-0 Blues win.
Chelsea earned a convincing 3-0 Europa League round-of-16 win over Dynamo Kiev in the first leg at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night.
Arsenal expect a lot more from veteran defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos. His dismissal caused the Gunners to lose their cool and lose big.
Arsenal's Europa League hopes suffered a serious setback after a 3-1 first-leg loss at Stade Rennes on Thursday in round of 16 action.
"It's not an excuse for us. We have the habit to play a lot of matches week-by-week," Arsenal boss Emery said of Rennes' extra rest.
Mauro Icardi has not played since being stripped of the captaincy three weeks ago and was not included in the squad to face Eintracht Frankfurt.
Back-to-back Premier League victories over Tottenham and Fulham have eased the pressure on Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea.
Here's when the draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals of the 2018-19 Europa League will take place and the other key dates.
Grounds in European leagues including the Bundesliga include safe standing areas, but their use is not permitted in continental club competitions.
| GROUP A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 13 |
| FC Zürich | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 10 |
| AEK Larnaca | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| GROUP B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| FC Salzburg | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 18 |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| RB Leipzig | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
| Rosenborg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 1 |
| GROUP C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Zenit St Petersburg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 11 |
| Slavia Prague | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 10 |
| Bordeaux | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| FC Copenhagen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| GROUP D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 14 |
| Fenerbahce | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| FC Spartak Trnava | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| Anderlecht | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| GROUP E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 16 |
| Sporting CP | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 13 |
| Vorskla | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 3 |
| FK Qarabag | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -11 | 3 |
| GROUP F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Real Betis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +5 | 12 |
| Olympiakos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 10 |
| AC Milan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 10 |
| F91 Dudelange | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -13 | 1 |
| GROUP G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Villarreal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +7 | 10 |
| Rapid Vienna | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| Rangers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Spartak Moscow | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| GROUP H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 18 |
| Lazio | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| Apollon Limassol | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Marseille | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 1 |
| GROUP I | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Racing Genk | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 11 |
| Malmo FF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 9 |
| Besiktas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| Sarpsborg FK | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 5 |
| GROUP J | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Sevilla FC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +12 | 12 |
| Krasnodar | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Standard Liege | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 10 |
| Akhisar Belediyespor | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 1 |
| GROUP K | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Dynamo Kiev | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 11 |
| Stade Rennes | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| FC Astana | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Jablonec | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| GROUP L | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 16 |
| BATE Borisov | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Vidi | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| PAOK Salonika | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 3 |