The draw for the semifinals of the 2017/18 Europa League was conducted today (April 13, 2018) and Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal have been pitted against Diego Simeone’s Atleti in what promises to be a mouth watering last four tie. The EL, which like the CL, features four different teams this year at the SF stage has Marseille take on Salzburg (who upset Lazio in the last eight) in the other semi. With the final set to be held in Lyon, plenty of incentive
Marseille
Payet inspires OM comeback- Marseille vs Leipzig 5-2 Goals 2018 Second Leg 61882 Attendance
Olympique Marseille vs Leipzig 2018 (OM-RBL 2018)
Final score and result:- Marseille vs Leipzig 5-2 (Ilsanker og, Sarr, Thauvin, Payet, Sakai/Bruma, Augustin)
Velodrome, Marseille- 12 April, 2018- EL quarterfinal
Dimitri Payet is at the heart of a special comeback, as OM, buoyed by the support of over 60,000 fans at the Velodrome, come from behind to eliminate Leipzig in the last eight
Europa League Quarterfinal Draw Result 2018- Arsenal v CSKA & Atletico vs Sporting
Arsenal’s reward for seeing off AC Milan in the round of 16 is a quarterfinal tie against Russian side CSKA Moscow. The draw for the EL quarterfinals were made today (March 16, 2018), just after the Champions League quarterfinal draw was conducted. Arsenal’s hopes of playing CL football next season will probably require the Gunners to do what Man United did in 2016/17- win the Europa League to qualify. The Gunners are currently sixth in the table with 48 points, a whopping 12 points behind fourth place Liverpool.
EL Quarterfinal draw 2017/18
Leipzig v Marseille
Arsenal v CSKA
Atletico Madrid vs Sporting Lisbon
Lazio vs Salzburg
Country distribution: One club each from England, Germany, France, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Austria