In the two first legs of the Europa League’s semi-final matchups, Arsenal grabbed an important home win and Chelsea picked up a valuable road draw.
Arsenal faced Valencia at home in the first leg of the teams’ matchup, and they left Emirates Stadium happy with a 3-1 victory.
Valencia tasted first blood after Mouctar Diakhaby scored a 10th-minute goal to give his team a 0-1 lead. Arsenal then scored three of its own, however, with Alexandre Lacazette bagging a brace before halftime.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a stoppage-time goal to sentence the encounter with a 3-1 final.
In the Chelsea matchup, they drew 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt on the road.
Eintracht Frankfurt found the net first when talented striker Luka Jovic scored in the 21st minute, but then Chelsea found the net after a Pedro goal to tie the game up just before the half.
The game ended with this 1-1 result, putting Chelsea in a favorable position to win and advance to the final in Baku.
The second leg of the matchups will be played next Thursday in Valencia and London, respectively.
