Thursday, April 11, 2019

Europa League: Gunners, Chelsea, Eagles, Bats Take Series Openers

Four games were contested on Thursday as the Europa League's quarterfinal round commenced.

At London:

Aaron Ramsey (15') and Kalidou Koulibaly (OG-25') each scored once as Arsenal blanked visiting Napoli 2-0 in the opening match of their two-game series.

At Villarreal, Spain:

Goncalo Guedes scored twice (6', 90'+3) as Valencia knocked off Villarreal 3-1 on the road in their series opener.

At Lisbon:

Joao Felix Sequeira produced a hat trick (PK-21, 43', 54') as SL Benfica defeated visiting Eintracht Frankfurt 4-2 in their series-opening contest.

At Prague, Czech Republic:

Marcos Alonso scored the game winner in the 86th minute as Chelsea produced a 1-0 series-opening road win over Slavia Prague.

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