2018-19 UEFA Europa League

citytillidie

Semi-final 1st leg Results
Arsenal (ENG) 3 V 1 Valencia (ESP)
Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) 1 V 1 Chelsea (ENG)

citytillidie

Semi-Finals 2nd legs
Chelsea (ENG) V Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) (Agg 1-1) - Live on BT Sport 3
Valencia (ESP) V Arsenal (ENG) (Agg 1-3) - Live on BT Sport 2 / Virgin Media 2

Mr.Nice Guy

Teams:

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Christensen, David Luiz, Emerson; Kovacic, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek; Willian, Giroud, Hazard.

Eintracht Frankfurt XI: Trapp; Abraham, Hinteregger, Falette; Da Costa, Rode, Hasebe, Kostic; Gacinovic; Rebic, Jovic.

Valencia XI: Neto; Piccini, Paulista, Garay, Gaya; Wass, Parejo, Coquelin, Guedes; Gameiro, Rodrigo.

Arsenal XI: Cech; Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal; Maitland-Niles, Torreira, Xhaka, Kolasinac; Ozil; Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Kante misses out for Chelsea which is a big blow. Pleased to see Sebastien Haller on the bench for Frankfurt. Expect he'll feature at some stage.

Thought Santi Mina would start for Valencia after he did well at the weekend but he's on the bench. Big game for Ozil.

I'll say 2-1 Chelsea and 2-0 Valencia.

RollieFingers

Arsenal's defence is so bad.

Mr.Nice Guy

1-0 Valencia. Gameiro finishes Rodrigo's nice cross. Game on.

Mr.Nice Guy

Aubameyang equalises against the run of play. Big goal and a great finish.

RollieFingers

So is Valencia's, great finish.

ERG89

Really good link up play by Arsenal's best 2 players by a huge distance right now.

Mr.Nice Guy

Chelsea almost take the lead but Hasebe does great to clear off the line.

Update: They have it now via a nice finish from Loftus-Cheek.

Mr.Nice Guy

JOVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

He's scored again! All square in the tie.

Luiz caught ball-watching.

Mr.Nice Guy

Brilliant goal from Lacazette!

Arsenal surely through now.

Mr.Nice Guy

Valencia get a scrappy goal back through Gameiro. They need three more.

Inquitus

Arsenal coasting, Chelsea look in real trouble, level on aggregate and all Frankfurt for the last while.

Fromvert

I havn't watched lots of Chelsea this season but when I do, Kepa just never seems to do anything you'd want from a keeper who cost so much. He basically goes onto his knees and shows Jovic where to put it.

Mr.Nice Guy

Garay almost did a Kompany. Valencia need a goal quickly if they're to have a chance of rescuing this.

Berserker

Arsenal through now at 3-6, you'd imagine.

Mr.Nice Guy

Valencia sunk at the other end as Aubameyang strikes again. La Liga side's defence haven't been able to handle Arsenal's attack.

Jelle1880

This Chelsea game is great fun, could go either way.

eigrod

That should’ve been red

Lackey

Berserker wrote: »

Arsenal through now at 3-6, you'd imagine.

I would anyway
But after the last two nights .....who knows?

Agent Coulson

Is Sarri more hatred than Rafa by the Chelsea fans now.

Booing their own manager again.

Mr.Nice Guy

Another Arsenal goal as Aubameyang completes the hat-trick. Belter of a finish.

Did I hear right this is Arsenal's first win in Spain in 13 years? Should've learned my lesson last round not to doubt Emery in this competition.

Berserker

The final is in Baku. Absolute horror of a location for Arsenal fans to get to.

Agent Coulson

I don't see flights to Baku selling out within the next few hours.

Mr.Nice Guy

Haller's on for Eintracht. If he's fit he can make a difference.

Extra-Time on the way.

Agent Coulson

Extra time in the Chelsea game.

Utopia Parkway

Haven’t seen them this season in the league but Valencia were pretty terrible over the two legs.

Lackey

Chelsea v Frankfurt going to extra time

Harry Palmr

Are Chelsea going to let the league down?

citytillidie

Pen shoot out would be good

Mr.Nice Guy

Haller hits the post!

Edit: I stand corrected. Luiz with a great clearance.

Agent Coulson

Luiz off the line clearance.

Mr.Nice Guy

Sebastien Haller causing loads of problems. Hope he gets a late winner.

Necro

I reckon Chelsea win on penalties tbh. Eintracht need to put away one of their chances

Harry Palmr

It's odd that no one has radio rights in teh UK, unless it's a station I can't find.

Mr.Nice Guy

Harry Palmr wrote: »

It's odd that no one has radio rights in teh UK, unless it's a station I can't find.

BBC 5Live has it I think.

Necro

Harry Palmr wrote: »

It's odd that no one has radio rights in teh UK, unless it's a station I can't find.

Not that it helps, but the games on BT are about the only reason I keep Eir broadband.

Harry Palmr

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

BBC 5Live has it I think.

Nope. Nor Talksport (or TS 2 as I'm sure there would be flyers all over the internet if they did have it)

Agent Coulson

talksport had the other semi final maybe they jumped over to this one now.

Agent Coulson

No VAR there Chelsea unlucky.

Goal disallowed.

Mr.Nice Guy

Heart in the mouth moment there for Trapp. Think the ref was right to disallow the goal.

fullstop

Agent Coulson wrote: »

No VAR there Chelsea unlucky.

Goal disallowed.

VAR wouldn't have given that.

Harry Palmr

Agent Coulson wrote: »

talksport had the other semi final maybe they jumped over to this one now.

Right that'll teach me to trust listings on the EPG,

edit - phone in stuff, so no they aren't following the drama at the Bridge

Inquitus

First Penos of the Knockout stages of both European Trophies coming up it seems!

Kirby

fullstop wrote: »

VAR wouldn't have given that.

Would have. Goalkeeper never had control of the ball.

Inquitus

Kirby wrote: »

Would have. Goalkeeper never had control of the ball.

Dunno, he kinda had it until there was some contact then lost it before the head went in. We'll never find out now anyways.

~Rebel~

Kirby wrote: »

Would have. Goalkeeper never had control of the ball.

Nah, think it was debatable enough that the benefit would always go to the keeper. He had it in his hands, then let go for a split second in the air, but when contact is made, he has 2 hands on the ball again. The contact is directly what caused him to let go again, so would have been ruled a foul i'd say.

Agent Coulson

Penalties it is.

Necro

Penalties here we come. Come on the Frankfurters! I...think... I'm very confused. Sometimes it's better playing the devil you know as opposed to the devil you don't.

fullstop

Kirby wrote: »

Would have. Goalkeeper never had control of the ball.

Maybe you should have another look. He had it in 2 hands until Azpilacueta barged into him/hit his arm.