Europa League draw: Chelsea to face Slavia Prague, Arsenal meet Napoli

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English club, Chelsea, has been handed a seemingly easy Europa League quarterfinal fixture after being pitched with Czech side, Slavia Prague.

The draw was done during a ceremony on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland.

The Blues recorded a straightforward victory over two legs against Ukrainian giants, Dynamo Kyiv, to book a place in the competition’s quarterfinals.

In another mouth-watering tie, Arsenal will square up against Italian giants, Napoli.

Spanish side, Villareal will take on Valencia in an all-Spanish knockout fixture.

Portuguese giants, Benfica, have been handed a tie against German side, Eintracht Frankfurt to round up the quarterfinal match ups.

Due to local rules preventing both London clubs from playing at home on the same night, or on consecutive nights, the first leg of Arsenal’s game against Napoli will be at the Emirate Stadium.

The quarterfinal first legs will be played on April 11with the reverse fixtures scheduled for April 18.