Europa League draw start time: When will Arsenal and Chelsea learn their quarter-final fixtures?
Here's everything you need to know about the quarter and semi-final draws
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal beat Rennes on Thursday night to join Chelsea in the quarter-final draw of the Europa League.
The Gunners were made to work hard for their place in the hat, coming from 3-1 down after the first leg to win 4-3 on aggregate.
Chelsea's progress was much smoother, easing their way past Dynamo Kiev and scoring eight goals without reply over the two legs.
The two English clubs join Benfica, Frankfurt, Napoli, Valencia, Villarreal and Slavia Prague in the draw after the latter beat Sevilla in extra time.
That result means their will be no romantic meeting for Emery with his former club, but it will be a boost for the other sides left in the competition.
When is the Champions League quarter-final draw?
The draw will take place on Friday 15 March at 12pm GMT.
The semi-final draw will then take place immediately afterwards.
As usual, the draw will be held in Nyon, Switzerland – the home of Uefa.
How can I watch the draw?
The draw will be shown live on BT Sport 2.
You will also be able to stream the draw via Uefa.com.
And join us at The Independent for the latest news, updates and reaction from Switzerland.
Which teams are in the draw?
- Arsenal (ENG)
- Benfica (POR)
- Chelsea (ENG)
- Frankfurt (GER)
- Napoli (ITA)
- Slavia Praha (CZE)
- Valencia (ESP)
- Villarreal (ESP)
How does the draw work?
There is no seeding or country protection in the Europa League quarter-final or semi-final draw.
The semi-final draw takes place immediately afterwards, meaning teams will immediately know their potential paths to the final.
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Before the draw, make sure you check out this excellent piece from Miguel Delaney on the old and the new in the Champions League this season.
If we believe the post below, looks like the teams changing the European landscape could be pitted against each other.
About to begin in Nyon.
I hear you ask, can this season's Champions League get any better after the topsy-turvy nature of the previous round.
Well, every team has overcome some sort of difficulty and therefore have more than merited their place in the last eight as well as potential semi-final places.
Let's see what it brings.
And here we are as Pedro Pinto walks on to the stage to open proceedings, with the coveted trophy behind him.
And now the highlights reel of all the last-16 ties plays as we wait for Giorgio Marchetti who has been warming up backstage for a while now.
Marchetti is just leading the parties present through the procedures of the draw and all the possible conundrums that could be thrown up by it.
Everyone nervously waits as our first guest is introduced through another UEFA montage klaxon, this time for former Inter Milan golakeeper Julio Cesar.
"It was incredible to win this trophy" says former QPR keeper Cesar.
Guess we can tell that by this expression back in 2010.
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