Europa League draw: Chelsea to face Dynamo Kiev and Arsenal drawn against Rennes in last-16

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Chelsea and Arsenal both dodged elite opposition in the Europa League last-16, with the Blues facing Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine and the Gunners drawn against French side Rennes.

The London clubs, who can qualify for next year’s Champions League by winning this competition, avoided the likes of Napoli and Inter Milan during the draw in Switzerland on Friday.

The last-16 first-leg ties will be played on March 7 with the second legs a week later on March 14.

Arsenal progressed from the round of 32 with a 3-1 aggregate win over BATE Borisov, overturning a first-leg loss in Belarus after victory at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night.

Chelsea, meanwhile, defeated Malmo, winning the second leg 3-0 at Stamford Bridge to add to a 2-1 away victory in Sweden.

Elsewhere, Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany were paired with Serie A side Inter Milan and Dinamo Zagreb will play Portuguese outfit Benfica.

Napoli tackle Austrian side Salzburg, while Valencia, who knocked out Celtic, have been paired against Russian club Krasnodar.

Former winners Sevilla face Slavia Prague and Zenit St Petersburg play Villarreal.