LIVE UPDATES: Arsenal vs Valencia, Frankfurt vs Chelsea

Hello and good evening. Many of us are still drooling over Lionel Messi’s magnificent performance for Barcelona in the Champions League but let’s pause a second and gear up for another European night where two English Premier League teams face varying oppositions in the race to win the UEFA Europa League title.
It's that time of the season when it's worth taking an interest in the Europa League.

After months of Thursday night games, trips to Poltava and to Szekesfehervar, Chelsea and Arsenal are now just two games away from a place in the final.

If either Arsenal or Chelsea win the Europa League, they will qualify for next season's Champions League group stages.

If the winners finish outside the top four in the Premier League, it will mean five English teams will be in the Champions League.

However, if they do finish in the top four, then England will not get an extra spot. The team who finishes third in the fifth-ranked league - France - will go into the Champions League group stages instead of the qualifiers.

There is no Champions League spot for the beaten finalists.
Got it?

Well, Arsenal face off with Spanish side Valencia at the Emirates while Chelsea are away in Germany to face Frankfurt.

Games kick off at 7 pm GMT. Stay with us for all the updates.


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