By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL (AA) - The first-leg matches of UEFA Europa League's Round of 16 were played on Thursday.
Seven sides among the 16 teams competing 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 second-leg matches are set to be played next Thursday, March 14.
Results of the first-leg matches are as follow:
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 on March 14 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