Traore hip checks Kovacic on the counter-attack and the former is called for the foul.
90'
Stoch, who leads Slavia in domestic goals (12) steps up to take the free-kick.... and hammers it straight into the wall.
There will be three minutes of added time.
89'
David Luiz gets yellow.
Luiz handles the ball just outside of the box! Slavia will have a free-kick from a near perfect shooting position.
87'
C. Hudson-Odoi enters the game and replaces Pedro.
Pedro, who was involved in four goals on the day, is replaced by Hudson-Odoi.
86'
Sustained pressure from Slavia now as they throw everyone forward. Remember, they do still need two goals to advance.
85'
M. Škoda enters the game and replaces J. Zmrhal.
Slavia make their final substitution as Skoda replaces Zmrhal.
84'
Hudson-Odoi is being prepared as a substitute on the Chelsea bench.
83'
Kepa gets yellow.
Kepa picks up a yellow card for delaying the goal-kick for far more time than the referee deemed appropriate.
82'
Stoch, wanting to get in on the scoring action, fires a shot from outside the box that initially looks on target but keeps rising. Goal-kick to the hosts.
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81'
Chelsea starting to build a bit of momentum as Willian and Azpilicueta combine well going forward with the latter's cross being deflected out for a throw-in deep in Slavia's half.
78'
M. Stoch enters the game and replaces P. Ševčík.
Sevcik is withdrawn after contributing two fantastic goals today. Stoch will now enter the fray.
75'
Emerson gets yellow.
Emerson sees his name go into the book after going through a Slavia player for a header.
Emerson surges down the left wing before trying to cut in between two Slavia defenders which... does not work.
73'
O. Kúdela gets yellow.
Kudela brings down Willian, and the former is shown yellow.
Every Chelsea player is back in their own half as Slavia continue a prolonged spell of possession.
70'
Jorginho enters the game and replaces R. Barkley.
It seems Sarri noticed his side losing the midfield as well as he brings on Jorginho to sort things out. Barkley is the player to make way.
The visitors have been relatively unbothered as they build play through the midfield. Feels like Slavia are more likely to score the next goal than Chelsea at the moment.
68'
Some sloppy passing from Chelsea in the past couple of minutes that Slavia could have capitalised on had they not been equally loose with the ball.
66'
A low through ball is played forward to Olayinka... but the pass was just too heavy and rolls into the arms of Kepa.
65'
Willian enters the game and replaces E. Hazard.
Hazard is brought off early as expected. Willian, who leads the competition in assists, will now come on.
59'
Slavia look to push forward as Deli picked out Olayinka with a through ball... oh but the flag has gone up. Offside.
57'
Kudela concedes a corner to the hosts.
54'
P. Ševčík has scored a goal for Slavia Prague! Assist by T. Souček.
Soucek with his second assist in three minutes! This one was nothing special either as he just slotted the ball to Sevcik and said "you do something with this" and boy did he!
GOALLLL!!!!! SLAVIA GET ANOTHER BACK! It's Sevcik who scores a goal that's even better than his first! He found a pocket of space and smashed the ball with his right foot and buried it in the top-left corner! That's two wonder goals from the Slavia man to get them right back into this match! Chelsea 4-3 Slavia (agg. 5-3)
53'
T. Souček gets yellow.
Soucek pulls Barkley back in midfield and picks up a yellow for his efforts.
52'
P. Olayinka enters the game and replaces L. Masopust.
Slavia make the first substitution as striker Masopust is withdrawn in favour of Olayinka.
51'
P. Ševčík has scored a goal for Slavia Prague! Assist by T. Souček.
Some sarcastic "ole" chants from the away support as Slavia keep the ball despite the Chelsea press.
Soucek gets involved in another goal for the visitors as he passed forward to Sevcik who finished with a fantastic strike that stranded Kepa!
GOOALLLL!!! SLAVIA SCORE A SECOND! Sevcik collected the ball just outside the box, shifted it onto his left foot, and fired a shot with the outside of his boot that had too much pace and movement for Kepa! Game ever so slightly back on! Chelsea 4-2 Slavia (agg. 5-2)
49'
Soucek rises above his defender from the set-piece but skies his header and it will be a goal-kick to the hosts.
48'
Christensen sticks a leg out on Traore and the visitors have won a free-kick from a dangerous position.
47'
It seems no substitutions were made at half-time, which does come as a mild surprise.
46'
The referee's whistle sounds once more and the second half is underway!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: Chelsea 4-1 Slavia Prague (agg. 5-1)
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
43'
Hazard is found streaking down the left and he then cuts the ball back to Emerson in the box, but the latter's shot is deflected behind for a Chelsea corner. The English side look so dangerous every time they pass the half-way line!
41'
Slavia will have a dangerous free-kick as the first half winds down after Kovacic blocked off the run of Deli.
40'
Traore fouls Kante, and the former will need to be careful as, on the incredible off-chance that Slavia advance, a yellow card would see him miss the first leg of the next round.
39'
Giroud landed awkwardly after going up for a header and is now limping around the pitch. Will he be able to run this off?
37'
Kral dribbles well past a Chelsea defender and tries a pass into the penalty area that's easily cut out by the defence. Slavia will have to be far more clever than that to break this back line.
35'
Play finally slows to a reasonable pace after the craziness that was the first half-hour of this match.
33'
N. Kanté gets yellow.
It looked as though Barkley had been played in behind the defence, but his touch lets him down and Kolar snatches the ball out of the air.
Kante fouls Boril in the defensive half, and the Chelsea man picks up a rare yellow card.
31'
Giroud nips at the heels of Kral and it will be a free-kick to the visitors.
27'
Pedro has scored a goal for Chelsea!
GOOALLLL! CHELSEA SCORE AGAIN! Hazard and Emerson combine well down the left with the latter whipping in a low ball to Giroud whose inital shot is blocked, but the rebound fell to Pedro who put the ball past a flailing Kolar! Chelsea 4-1 Slavia (agg. 5-1)
25'
T. Souček has scored a goal for Slavia Prague! Assist by P. Ševčík.
Sevcik lofted the ball into the box and found Soucek on the run who hammered his header into the back of the net!
GOOALLLL!!!!! SOUCEK GETS SLAVIA A GOAL BACK! After the corner from Deli's effort the ball wound up in the air and Soucek made sure his header found the back of the net! Can they get back into this one?! Chelsea 3-1 Slavia (agg. 4-1)
23'
Slavia are building a solid move out from the back finally carving out some possession for themselves. Can they at least make this match interesting?
17'
O. Giroud has scored a goal for Chelsea! Assist by Pedro.
Pedro has been a busy man today, having had a hand in all three Chelsea goals. As for this one, he made a run around his marker and was found on the other side by Kante before the Spaniard slowed to allow Giroud to run into the box before slotting the ball over to the striker who finished the easy chance.
GOOOALLLL!!!! CHELSEA ARE UP THREE! Kante found Pedro with a piercing through ball and the Spaniard delayed, pulling the 'keeper off his line before laying the ball off to Giroud who finished into an empty net. Slavia would have needed a miracle to get back into the match before this goal. Now they need more than that. Chelsea 3-0 Slavia (agg 4-0)
16'
Zmrhal snatches at a half-chance from just inside the box but his effort is well wide of target. Better from the visitors though!
15'
Pedro slips and pulls the ball closer to himself expecting a foul to be called, but no foul is called for or against the Chelsea man.
13'
Luiz wins a free-kick after being brought down in his own half.
9'
S. Deli is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOOOALLLL!!! CHELSEA DOUBLE THEIR LEAD! It wasn't nearly as elegant as the first as Pedro's shot into a seemingly empty net bounced off the upright, and then off the face of Deli before bouncing into the back of the net. 0/10 for style points, but all goals count the same! Chelsea 2-0 Slavia (agg. 3-0)
8'
Hazard tries a curling effort from inside the box but it was blocked before it could cause Kolar any serious trouble.
5'
Pedro has scored a goal for Chelsea! Assist by O. Giroud.
We mentioned Giroud would likely have an impact on this match, he just chose to create a goal rather than score one himself. Pedro and Giroud played a delightful one-two, with the latter finding the Spaniard on the run and he finished well!
GOOALLLLL!!!! Chelsea have opened the scoring! After a lovely bit of play Giroud chipped a pass through the backline and into the path of Pedro who shot from a tight angle and saw his effort cross the line right before it made contact with a Slavia defender! Well worked goal from the hosts! Chelsea 1-0 Slavia (agg. 2-0)
2'
Hazard is down on the pitch early after a heavy challenge from Kudela. The Belgian talisman should be fine to continue though.
1'
Referee Damir Skomina blows his whistle, and this match is underway!
Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of this Europa League match between Chelsea and Slavia Prague!
Chelsea will surely be confident heading into this match considering they have won a staggering 10 of 11 Europa League matches this season. No English side has ever won 11 in one campaign.
Now, let’s take a look at the players who will be involved in this match.
Chelsea (4-3-3): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Cesar Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, David Luiz, Emerson; N'Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic, Ross Barkley; Pedro, Olivier Giroud, Eden Hazard.
Chelsea substitutes: Willy Caballero, Gonzalo Higuain, Gary Cahill, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Davide Zappacosta, Jorginho, Willian.
Slavia Prague (4-2-3-1): Ondrej Kolar; Ondrej Kudela, Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui, Simon Deli, Jan Boril; Alex Kral, Tomas Soucek; Petr Sevcik, Ibrahim Benjamin Traore, Jaromir Zmrhal; Lukas Masopust.
Slavia Prague substitutes: Premysl Kovar, Miroslav Stoch, Jaroslav Zeleny, Mick Van Buren, Peter Olayinka, Michal Frydrych, Milan Skoda.
The players are walking out of the tunnel. Not long to go until kick-off now!
What a start from Chelsea today! They always would have favoured themselves to go through after winning away in the first leg, but it's hard to do better than four goals in a half, regardless of opponent. They started things off through Pedro who made a fantastic run before scoring the opening goal in the fifth minute, and he certainly wasn't done there. The Spaniard then missed the mark with his next shot which bounced off both the upright and the face of Deli before landing in the back of the net (9'). Pedro then got in on the act again in the 17th minute when he sprinted past the Slavia defence before laying the ball over to Giroud to go up 3-0 early. Slavia did have a couple of chances in the following 10 minutes and did briefly look like they would get back into the match through Soucek (25) but not two minutes later their joy was cut short when Pedro scored again. The second half will certainly be an interesting one but, at this point, it looks like there will only be one result.
It seems fairly easy to guess the changes that will be made by each side for the second half. For Slavia, they will likely alter tactics, and perhaps make an early sub, in order to try and get as many players forward as possible as they try to get back into this match. As for Chelsea, any changes they make will likely be personnel based rather than tactical as they may make early substitutions of their own to protect the likes of Hazard, Kante, etc as they continue to fight for a Champions League spot domestically.
That will do it for our live coverage of this Europa League match between Chelsea and Slavia Prague! We hope you enjoyed following along, and will join us again soon!
As for what's next for these clubs, Chelsea will hope to ride the momentum of this win into their match against Burnley on Monday as the Blues try to secure themselves a spot in the top four of the Premier League. Slavia Prague, on the other hand, will try to recover from this loss quickly as they try to maintain their five point lead at the top of the Czech First League when they face Zlin at the weekend.
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