Europa League

Chelsea draw Dynamo Kiev and Arsenal meet Rennes in Europa League last 16

| 22 February 2019

Chelsea draw Dynamo Kiev and Arsenal meet Rennes in Europa League last 16

The Gunners will play the first leg in France while Chelsea have a home tie.

Chelsea will face a trip to Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine in the last 16 of the Europa League, where Arsenal take on Rennes, with the first leg of that tie having been switched to France.

Friday's draw in Nyon was not protected by any seeding but teams from Russia and Ukraine were kept apart. Dynamo Kiev were first out against Chelsea.

The first legs of the last-16 ties are set for March 7, when both Premier League were selected to be at home.

We will play our away leg first due to @UEFA's city-clash rule pic.twitter.com/n5lj9qCh2w

— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) February 22, 2019

However, Arsenal later confirmed their fixture against Rennes had been reversed under UEFA regulations to avoid a clash of two games taking place in one city with the same kick-off time.

The Gunners, therefore, will now head to Roazhon Park for the first leg at 5:55pm, which could see goalkeeper Petr Cech return to face one of his former clubs.

The returns will take place on March 14 as the English sides aim to stay on course for the final in Baku.

When a goalkeeper makes the draw good things happen! Quand le gardien de but fait le tirage au sort les bonnes choses se passent ! Cuando el portero hace el sorteo buenas cosas pasan . Gracias .@Palop1 #gkunion 😁 pic.twitter.com/aLEheXxvpg

— Petr Cech (@PetrCech) February 22, 2019

Arsenal progressed from the round of 32 with a 3-1 aggregate win over BATE Borisov, overturning a first-leg loss in Belarus after victory at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night.

Chelsea, meanwhile, defeated Malmo, winning the second leg 3-0 at Stamford Bridge to add to a 2-1 away victory in Sweden.

Elsewhere, Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany were paired with Serie A side Inter Milan and Dinamo Zagreb will play Portuguese outfit Benfica.

More details, including a full round-up of the round of 16 draw... 👇

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 22, 2019

Napoli tackle Austrian side Salzburg, while Valencia, who knocked out Celtic, have been paired against Russian club Krasnodar.

Former winners Sevilla face Slavia Prague and Zenit St Petersburg play Villarreal.

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