A 1-Zero first-leg win within the Czech Republic has put Chelsea in a robust place of their quarter-final tie towards Slavia Praha. Should the London membership prolong their unbeaten run within the competitors to a record-equalling 15th match, they are going to be by to the UEFA Europa League semi-finals for the second time.
• Chelsea have received ten of their 11 matches on this UEFA Europa League marketing campaign, drawing the opposite. They dominated Group L within the autumn earlier than coasting to a 5-1 combination victory over Malmö within the spherical of 32 after which overwhelming Dynamo Kyiv 8-Zero over the 2 legs within the spherical of 16, Olivier Giroud’s hat-trick serving to them to a 5-Zero victory within the Ukrainian capita…