2019 Europa League Quarter Final First Legs Review

The Europa League quarter finals began on the 11th with Arsenal securing a 2-0 lead on aggregate over Napoli.

The Gunners opened the scoring through Aaron Ramsey on 14 minutes before Kalidou Koulibaly gifted them a second with an own goal on 25 minutes.

A six-goal thriller saw Benfica claim a 4-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt. The visitors suffered a double blow with the dismissal of Evan Ndikca and Joao Felix Sequeira slotting in the resulting penalty for 1-0. Luka Jovic levelled before a second for Sequeira made it 2-1.

A Bruno Dias strike extended the lead before Sequeira completed his hat-trick for 4-1. Frankfurt struck a second away goal on 72 minutes as Goncalo Paciencia cut the gap.

Chelsea claimed a narrow 1-0 win away to Slavia Prague which gives them an away goal advantage for the second leg.

The crucial strike came with four minutes left of the 90 as Marcos Alonso struck for the Blues.

An all La Liga tie saw Valencia securing a 3-1 lead over Villarreal in the first leg.

The visitors opened the scoring with an early effort from Goncalo Guedes inside six minutes before Santi Cazorla levelled with a 36th minute penalty. Valencia left it late to claim the win with a second strike from Guedes coupled with a Daniel Wass effort for 3-1.