Arsenal rally, Slavia and Frankfurt in raptures

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Arsenal are forging on after overturning a two-goal defeat, while Frankfurt and Slavia Praha secured great wins.

Arsenal atoned for a 3-1 first-leg defeat with a 3-0 home win against Rennes

Arsenal atoned for a 3-1 first-leg defeat with a 3-0 home win against Rennes ©Getty Images

Arsenal overturn two-goal deficit to eliminate Rennes
Slavia stun Sevilla in extra time; Benfica also take long route
Frankfurt reward huge away crowd with win at Internazionale
Chelsea's Giroud takes tally to nine with hat-trick at Dynamo Kyiv
Added-time equaliser puts Valencia in Friday's quarter-final draw

Results

Thursday

Olivier Giroud scored three in Kyiv

Olivier Giroud scored three in Kyiv©AFP/Getty Images

Arsenal 3-0 Rennes (agg: 4-3)
Benfica 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb (aet, agg: 3-1)
Dynamo Kyiv 0-5 Chelsea (agg: 0-8)
Internazionale 0-1 Frankfurt (agg: 0-1)
Krasnodar 1-1 Valencia (agg: 2-3)
Salzburg 3-1 Napoli (agg: 3-4)
Slavia Praha 4-3 Sevilla (aet, agg: 6-5)
Villarreal 2-1 Zenit (agg: 5-2)

Road to Baku

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
29 May: Final – Olympic Stadium, Baku