By Daily Sports on April 19, 2019
Pedro Rodriguez starred as Chelsea withstood a spirited Slavia Prague fightback in a wild 4-3 victory to qualify for the Europa League semifinals on Thursday, while Arsenal knocked out Napoli after an assured display in Italy.
Leading 1-0 from last week's first leg in the Czech capital, Chelsea appeared to be cruising towards the last four after an early goal blitz at Stamford Bridge.
Pedro struck the opener on five minutes before an unfortunate Simon Deli turned into his own net and Olivier Giroud added a third with barely quarter of an hour gone in London.
Tomas Soucek pulled one back for Slavia on 26 minutes, but Spain forward Pedro replied immediately to restore the Blues’ three-goal lead.
Maurizio Sarri’s side were made to sweat though as two sublime, quick-fire goals by Petr Sevcik just after halftime gave Slavia hope of an incredible comeback with 35 minutes still to play.
Chelsea eventually saw off the threat to progress 5-3 on aggregate despite an unconvincing second-half display.
The 2013 Europa League champions will meet Eintracht Frankfurt in the last four after the Germans eliminated Benfica on away goals (SuperSport)
•Photo shows Chelsea players
Source Daily Sports
Posted April 19, 2019
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