Europa League draw: Who can Arsenal and Chelsea play? Could they face each other? |
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Arsenal and Chelsea both made it safely through to the next round of the Europa League after wins last night. Arsenal came through against BATE Borisov with a 3-0 win after losing the first leg in Belarus. Chelsea also won 3-0 against Malmo to book their place but Celtic weren’t so lucky. Brendan Rodgers’ side lost 1-0 to Valencia going out 3-0 on aggregate. READ MORE: WHEN IS THE EUROPA LEAGUE DRAW?Who could Arsenal and Chelsea face in the Europa League round of 16? There is no seeding or splitting up of countries so any team can draw anyone in the next round. The one exception is that teams from Russia and Ukraine cannot be drawn together after the UEFA Executive Committee came to an agreement on the issues due to the conflict between countries. To stop confusion the Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv will be drawn first and cannot face either Krasnodar or Zenit. All other scenarios are possible so Chelsea and Arsenal could face each other in the next round. The other options are: Benfica, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kiev, Eintracht Frankfurt, Inter Milan, Krasnodar, Napoli, Rennes, Salzburg, Sevilla, Slavia Prague, Valencia, Villarreal, Zenit.When are the Europa League round of 16 fixtures? The games for the Europa League round of 16 take place on Thursday March 7 and Thursday March 14 at 18:55CET and 21:00CET. The exact schedule will be confirmed after the draw.Europa League stages 7 March: Round of 16, first leg 14 March: Round of 16, second leg 15 March: Quarter-final & semi-final draw 11 April: Quarter-finals, first leg 18 April: Quarter-finals, second leg 2 May: Semi-finals, first leg 9 May: Semi-finals, second leg Wednesday 29 May: Final – Olympic Stadium, Baku How to follow the draw? The Europa League draw will be live on Express.co.uk/sportEuropa League draw remaining teams full list Arsenal Chelsea Benfica Dinamo Zagreb Dynamo Kiev Eintracht Frankfurt Inter Milan Krasnodar Napoli Rennes Salzburg Sevilla Slavia Prague Valencia Villarreal Zenit
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