Europa League: Teams battle for quarter final ticket

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL (AA) - The second-leg matches of UEFA Europa League's Round of 16 will kick off on Thursday.

Seven sides among 16 teams are either former UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League winners; Chelsea (2013), Frankfurt (1980), Internazionale (1991, 1994, 1998), Napoli (1989), Sevilla (2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016), Valencia (2004) and Zenit (2008).

The UEFA Europa League quarterfinal draw ceremony will be held on Friday in Switzerland.

Results of the first-leg matches are as follows:

Frankfurt 0-0 Inter

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Benfica

Sevilla 2-2 Slavia Praha

Rennes 3-1 Arsenal

Zenit 1-3 Villarreal

Chelsea 3-0 Dynamo Kyiv

Napoli 3-0 Salzburg

Valencia 2-1 Krasnodar

The second legs are as follows:

1755GMT

Dynamo Kyiv v Chelsea

Salzburg v Napoli

Krasnodar v Valencia

2000GMT

Inter v Frankfurt

Benfica v Dinamo Zagreb

Slavia Praha v Sevilla

Arsenal v Rennes

Villarreal v Zenit