15 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2019 sports Arsenal face Rennes as Arsenal, Chelsea Chelsea draw Dynamo Kiev cruise into last 16 Callum Hudson-Odoi seals• comfortable win for Chelsea over Malmo in Europa League Shkodran Mustafi Arsenal’s German defender Shkodran Mustafi (L) heads home their second header• helps Arsenal goal during the UEFA Europa League round of 32 to progress at expense AFP | Paris pointed as coach in December. of BATE Borisov Arsenal manager Unai Em- rsenal will face French ery -- who won the Europa League three years running AFP | Paris Aside Rennes in the last 16 of the Europa League, while as coach of Sevilla -- is fa - Chelsea were paired with Dy- miliar with Rennes from his rsenal and Chelsea namo Kiev in yesterday’s draw. two seasons in charge of Paris reached the last 16 of Both Premier League clubs Saint-Germain. Athe Europa League on will be at home in the first leg London rivals Chelsea, the Thursday after the Gunners on Thursday, March 7, with the other Premier League club comfortably saw off BATE Bo- return matches scheduled for still in the competition, might Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi fires in their third goal risov 3-0 and Maurizio Sarri’s March 14. also view winning the Europa troubled side relieved some of Olivier Giroud tapping in the the last 16 of a major European ise and go through on away Arsenal’s draw means that League as their most likely the pressure on him with the decisive goal of a humdrum en- tournament for the first time goals, M’Baye Niang finished off their veteran goalkeeper Petr route into next season’s Cham- same scoreline against mediocre counter at Stamford Bridge. after winning possibly the most an injury time break to see the Cech will return to face the pions League. Malmo. Ross Barkley made sure of the entertaining tie of the round 6-4 mid-table Ligue 1 side through. club he represented for two After beating Swedish side After falling 1-0 in Belarus, win with a super free-kick in the on aggregate following a barn- RB Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb seasons before joining Chelsea Malmo 5-1 on aggregate, they Arsenal were level on aggre - 74th minute, just after Malmo’s storming 3-1 win at Real Betis. and Zenit Saint Petersburg all in 2004. might find the going tougher gate after just three minutes Rasmus Bengtsson was sent off Goals from Ramy Bensebaini overturned first-leg deficits, Rennes finished fifth in against Ukrainian giants Dy- when Zakhar Volkov sliced for his second bookable offence, and Adrien Hunou fired Rennes with Austrians Salzburg ham- Ligue 1 last season and are cur- namo. The clubs met in the Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s before 18-year-old Callum Hud- into a two-goal lead within the mering Club Brugge 4-0 to go rently in mid-table, but have group stage of the Champions low cross past Denis Scherbitski son-Odoi made the most of a opening half-hour but the tie through 5-2 and Croatian cham- impressed since the 38-year- League in 2015-16, drawing 0-0 in his own goal. rare start by crashing home the was put back in the balance pions Dinamo 4-2 winners on old Julien Stephan was ap - in Kiev before Chelsea won 2-1 Unai Emery’s side deserv- third. when Giovani Lo Celso pulled aggregate after a storming 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. edly went through thanks to “The boys really played well one back four minutes before victory over Viktoria Plzen. Elsewhere, Sevilla, who have two thumping headers from today. We worked hard through- half-time. Zenit overcame Fenerbahce won the trophy five times in- Shkodran Mustafi and Sokratis out the game,” said highly-rated With Betis pushing to equal- 3-1 in Russia, Magomed Ozdoev cluding twice in its former either side of the break which Hudson Odoi, a Bayern Munich and Sardar Azmoun giving hosts guise as the UEFA Cup, will put them into yesterday’s draw. target in January. an aggregate lead before Meh- face Slavia Prague. “We wanted this result but Carlo Ancelotti’s Napoli met Topal put the Turks ahead KNOW WHAT Widely-fancied Napoli will also we wanted to play for our breezed to a 2-0 win over FC on away goals just before break. take on the Austrian champi- supporters here. We did our Zurich that saw them win 5-1 The goal that came Pablo Fornals snuck Villar- ons Salzburg, who reached the best to come back (in the tie) on aggregate, while Inter Milan at the end was real past Sporting Lisbon with The final of this sea- semi-finals last season. and the team worked very well,” went through 5-0 after sweep- definitely a bonus a fine curling strike that gave son’s Europa League Former European Cup fi- Emery told BT Sport. ing four goals past Rapid Vienna for the way that we the La Liga side a 1-1 draw on will be played in nalists and UEFA Cup winners Ahead 2-1 from the first leg without reply at the San Siro. played the night and a 2-1 win overall, Eintracht Frankfurt were in Sweden, Chelsea had to wait while Benfica eased past Gal- Baku, the capital of drawn against Inter Milan, until 10 minutes after the break Rennes make history CALLUM HUDSON-ODOI atasaray 2-1 after a goalless draw Azerbaijan, on May 29 who won the UEFA Cup three for the first sign of excitement, French side Rennes are into in Portugal. times in the 1990s. Chelsea banned from signing new players Man City not expecting to Riffa Club triumph in HM the King Cup AFP | London cision,” said a statement on the bulldoze Chelsea again: Silva club’s website. Reuters | London TDT | Manama remier League club Chel- “Initially, Chelsea FC was meeting at Wembley. Psea have been banned from charged... in relation to 92 play- “To be honest we should iffa Sports and Cultural signing new players in the next ers,” it added. “We welcome anchester City must for- forget that match because it RClub won HM the King two transfer windows as pun- the fact that FIFA has accept- Mget their 6-0 drubbing won’t happen again, we are Cup following their well- ishment for breaking rules on ed that there was no breach of Chelsea earlier this month not expecting the same re - earned 2-1 victory over Al registering under-age players, in relation to 63 of these and cannot afford to be com- sult,” Silva told reporters after Hidd in final match which FIFA said. players, but the club is ex- placent against the London City’s 3-2 victory at Schalke in took place on Thursday at Ahmed Al Shaikh, President tremely disappointed side when they face off in the first leg of the Champions Bahrain National Stadium. It means the club -- who imme- that FIFA has not Sunday’s League Cup final, League last-16. HH Shaikh Khalid bin diately said they would appeal accepted the midfielder Bernardo Silva has “We are playing against one Hamad Al Khalifa congrat- the decision -- will be unable to club’s submis- said. of the best sides in the world, ulated the club and their make signings until the end of sions in relation Chelsea’s capitulation at the even though lately their results fans on the achievement January next year. to the remaining 29 Eti- had Stadium was their are not the best for them. and paid tribute to HM the “The disciplinary committee players.” worst defeat in Pre- However, the Brazilian goal- King’s sponsorship and at- Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri reacts sanctioned Chelsea with a ban The move follows a mier League history keeper played his side into tendance to the final. during a match on registering new players at FIFA probe into Chel- and the London club trouble moments later to put The First Deputy Presi- both national and international Chelsea’s women’s and futsal sea’s signing of foreign have dropped to sixth in the pressure on Matip and when dent of the Supreme Coun- level for the next two complete teams. under-18 players, in- standings. he was dispossessed by Rob- cil for Youth and Sports and consecutive registration Chelsea have been given cluding the club’s for- Silva, however, ert Lewandowski, Kingsley and President of Bahrain periods,” FIFA said in a state- three days to appeal against mer forward Bertrand said the recent Coman fired into the side- Athletics Association said ment. FIFA’s decision, which could Traore, a Burkina Faso result would netting. that the Royal patronage In addition, Chelsea were prove highly damaging, for ex- international who now not have a Liverpool were also posing of the final match reflects fined 600,000 Swiss francs ample preventing the club from plays for French Ligue 1 bearing plenty of problems at the other HM the King’s firm keen- ($600,000, 530,000 euros) and signing a replacement for Eden club Lyon. on their end, although their final ball ness to support and cheer given a period of 90 days to Hazard if the star player leaves Traore signed profes- next often lacked precision. Bahraini sportspeople in all regularise the situation of the the club. sional forms for Chel- “Against those kinds of play- occasions and venues. He minor players concerned. “Chelsea FC categorically re- sea in 2013 at the age Bernardo Silva ers you can never relax, and if stressed that HM the King’s The ban does not prevent futes the findings of the FIFA of 18 but was not reg- you give them time to think, follow up to the final match players being released by the disciplinary committee and will istered until January time to play and time to decide has laid ground for a great club and it does not apply to therefore be appealing the de- the following year.