UEFA Europa League quarter-final draw

Quarter-final draw

Leipzig (GER) v Marseille (FRA)
Arsenal (ENG) v CSKA Moskva (RUS)
Atlético Madrid (ESP) v Sporting CP (POR)
Lazio (ITA) v Salzburg (AUT)

First legs 5 April, Second legs 12 April; all kick-off times 21:05CET

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Draw facts

Leipzig (GER) v Marseille (FRA)

• The teams have never met before in UEFA competition.

• Leipzig took 4 points off Marseille’s neighbours Monaco in this season’s UEFA Champions League organisation stage, sketch 1-1 in Germany and scoring 4 first-half goals in a 4-1 win in a lapse fixture.

• Marseille have won usually once in 8 visits to Germany (D2 L5).

Arsenal (ENG) v CSKA Moskva (RUS)

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Highlights: Arsenal 3-1 Milan (5-1 agg)

• Arsenal and CSKA Moskva met in a 2006/07 UEFA Champions League organisation stage, a Russian bar winning 1-0 during home before a goalless pull in north London.

• Arsenal’s heaviest better in this foe came during home to Russian opponents, going down 5-2 opposite Spartak Moskva in a 1982/83 initial turn second leg. That finished an 8-4 total loss.

• The Gunners have never won in 4 prior trips to Russia, losing 3 of them.

• CSKA have mislaid their final 5 games opposite English opposition, many recently succumbing home (1-4) and divided (1-2) to Manchester United in this season’s UEFA Champions League organisation stage.

Atlético Madrid (ESP) v Sporting CP (POR)

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Highlights: Lokomotiv 1-5 Atlético (1-8 agg)

• Atlético and Sporting’s usually prior encounters came in a 2009/10 turn of 16. The teams drew 0-0 in Madrid and 2-2 in Lisbon, with a Spanish side going on to lift a prize that season.

• Sporting CP have never won in 12 prior visits to Spain (L9 D3).

• Sporting CP mislaid home (0-1) and divided (0-2) to Barcelona in this season’s UEFA Champions League organisation stage. That stretched their run of defeats by Liga clubs to five – they have won only one of a final 12 matches opposite Spanish opponents (D3 L8).

• Jan Oblak won 4 out of 5 opposite Sporting CP during his time in Portugal with Leiria, Rio Ave and Benfica.

Lazio (ITA) v Salzburg (AUT)

• Salzburg, who are still dominant in this season’s competition, kick Lazio 2-1 home and divided in a 2009/10 organisation stage.

• Lazio have mislaid their final 3 games opposite Austrian opposition.

• Salzburg suffered their corner heaviest European better in Italy, crashing 5-0 during Parma in a 2003/04 UEFA Cup second turn second leg.

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How a pull worked

It was an open draw, so there was no seeding or nation protection. Lyon final ambassador Éric Abidal picked out a balls.

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The highway to Lyon

05/04/18: quarter-finals, initial leg
12/04/18: quarter-finals, second leg
13/04/18: semi-final and final draw
26/04/18: semi-finals, initial leg
03/05/18: semi-finals, second leg
16/05/18: final (Stade de Lyon, Lyon)

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