The first leg finished 1-1 in Frankfurt. Now it’s time to finish the job and get to the final. Given the madness of the last two days of Champions League football, we probably should be prepared for anything and everything to happen. Here we go! LIVE BLOG: PENALTIES: 4-3: COOL. AS. YOU. LIKE. Cometh the hour, cometh the Hazard. Chelsea are in the Europa League final! Bring on Arsenal. 3-3: ONE PENALTY FROM THE FINAL! Kepa guesses the right way and saves from Paciencia. 3-3: David Luiz draws us level at last. Just as intense as that night in Munich, but in the other direction. 2-3: KEPA SAVES! Straight down the middle and the Chelsea ‘keeper doesn’t budge. 2-3: Jorginho’s rather unorthodox style pays off! 1-3: Coolly slotted away by Jonathan De Guzman. 1-2: Trapp denies Azpilicueta, who aims low and to the left. 1-2: Kepa guesses the right direction but Jovic’s penalty sneaks past him anyway. 1-1: Ross Barkley with a near-perfect penalty, straight into the left corner. Trapp never stood a chance. 0 - 1: Haller scores. 120min: It’s the end of Extra Time and status quo is maintained. Chelsea 1 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt, we’re going to lottery.. erm, penalties. 118min: Paciencia replaces Gacinovic. 115min: Controversy reigns as Azpilicueta pressurises Trapp during a corner and bundles the ball into the net. It’s ultimately deemed a foul on the Chelsea captain’s part. 114min: Zappacosta with a similar shot to the one he made just after coming on, Trapp tips it over. 110min: Emerson rushes forward and draws a save out of Trapp, who parries but Hinteregger steps in before the Chelsea left-back can capitalise on the rebound. 109min: Zappacosta is in a prime position to play a cross into the area with Chelsea outnumbering the Frankfurt defence 3 to 2. Unfortunately, he fires it straight into Abraham. 105min: ONE MORE crucial clearance off the line, the shooter is the same - Haller - but this time it’s Zappacosta who heads the ball away. 101min: Another long-distance ping by Barkley, same result as before. 99min: Haller seemed to all but have put Eintracht in front, wrong-footing Kepa with a left-toe poke but David Luiz cleared in acrobatic fashion and somehow kept the ball out of the net. 95min: Azpilicueta fires over with a first-time shot following a corner. Meanwhile, Gonzalo Higuain is Chelsea’s fourth substitute, he’s replaced Olivier Giroud. 92min: Barkley shoots from distance, attempting to curl it into the top-right corner but it’s wayward. FT: It ends 1-1.. in normal time. A further 30 to play now, with penalties potentially on the plate now. 90min: The big man Sebastien Haller is on, he’s replaced Ante Rebic. Two hugely potent goal threats up front for Frankfurt now. 87min: Giroud pulls off a strong diagonal effort from outside the box, which Trapp saves well. 86min: Ruben Loftus-Cheek makes way for Ross Barkley. Doesn’t make too much sense as a tactical decision. 81min: Azpilicueta gets away with just a booking, after a horrendous challenge on Gacinovic. 76min: Loftus-Cheek turns defence into attack in the blink of an eye with a strong run through midfield; eventually the ball makes its way to the right wing from where Zappacosta unleashes a trademark shot from distance. It stings the palms of Trapp. 74min: Christensen falls awkwardly after an aerial challenge for the second time this game. He’s unable to shake this one off, and is replaced by Zappacosta rather than Gary Cahill. Looks like Azpilicueta is going to play centre-back for the first time in almost a year. 70min: David Luiz goes for the spectacular, it’s from some way out and goes wide. 66min: Impressive defending from Hinteregger, who sticks close to Giroud and the Chelsea striker is unable to make anything of another near-post cross by Emerson. 62min: Willian is replaced by Pedro. 60min: Azpilicueta’s cross is parried by Trapp but there’s no Chelsea player waiting to take advantage of it. 59min: Kepa palms away a fierce volley from Gacinovic before watching an Ante Rebic piledriver whizz past the frame of goal. 56min: David Luiz plays a superb diagonal ball that finds Willian in a lot of space. Unfortunately, poor decision-making prevails and his half-hearted cross is straight at the goalkeeper. 49min: Chelsea immediately look to hit back, a cheeky back-flick by Hazard is met by the outer foot of Olivier Giroud, it’s well wide. 48min: Frankfurt equalise. A long ball from Hasebe is laid off by Jovic to Gacinovic, who plays a return ball that slices through the Chelsea defence and it’s finished off by the prolific striker. 1-1. Second Half: Eintracht Frankfurt kick things off. 45 to go! HT: It’s 1-0 at the break and Chelsea are clearly the team in control here. 39min: A move that started with some audacious skill from Jorginho in his own penalty area ended with Loftus-Cheek taking a heavy touch before getting crowded out in the box. That was swift transition at its finest. 37min: A slight scare as Jovic shrugs off Jorginho and attempts to set Rebic free in space, luckily it’s cut out by Loftus-Cheek. 27min: Eden Hazard twists and turns past Rode, sets Loftus-Cheek through in the area and the midfielder makes no mistake from an acute angle. 1-0! 24min: David Luiz flicks on Willian’s in-swinging free-kick and it’s cleared off the line by Hasebe. Coming closer! 22min: Hazard and Emerson combine to cross to Giroud, the striker tries to poke it in at the near post but his effort is saved. 15min: Da Costa tests Arrizabalaga with a deftly-executed first-time volley. Kepa does well to tip it over. 10min: Should that have been a penalty? Willian does excellently to beat his man on the right flank and cross into a dangerous area; Abraham prevents Giroud from getting to the ball and Da Costa does the same to Loftus-Cheek in somewhat contentious fashion! 9min: Jorginho seemed to have set Hazard free with a Fabregas-esque pass over the Frankfurt defence but Eden mis-controls it, letting the ball reach the ‘keeper earlier. 3min: Eintracht have the first attempt on goal; Jovic heads straight at Kepa from a corner. 0min: We’re underway at Stamford Bridge! Chelsea starting lineup (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga | Emerson, David Luiz, Christensen, Azpilicueta (c) | Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Kovacic | Hazard, Giroud, Willian Substitutes from: Caballero, Cahill, Zappacosta, Alonso, Barkley, Pedro, Higuain Eintracht Frankfurt starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Trapp | Falette, Hinteregger, Abraham (c), Da Costa | Rode, Hasebe | Kostic, Gacinovic, Rebic | Jovic Substitutes from: Ronnow, N’Dicka, Fernandes, De Guzman, Haller, Chandler, Goncalo Paciencia Date / Time: Thursday, May 9, 2019, 20:00 BST; 3pm EDT; 12:30am IST (next day) Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6 Referee: Ovidiu Hategan On TV: BT Sport 3 (UK); Univision Deportes (USA); SONY TEN (India); elsewhere Streaming online: BT Sport Live (UK); B/R Live (USA); SONY LIV (India) Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!<doc-sep>Hello and welcome to Stamford Bridge for live coverage of Chelsea vs Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of the Europa League semi-final. Maurizio Sarri's side are still unbeaten this season in the Europa League after the 1-1 draw in Frankfurt, and picked up what could be a priceless away goal last week. Eintracht followed up the draw last week with a disastrous 6-1 defeat away to top-four rivals Bayer Leverkusen, conceding six in the opening 36 minutes. Chelsea vs Eintracht Frankfurt - Europa League Venue: Stamford Bridge Date: Thursday May 09 Kick-off time: 8.00pm (BST) Chelsea team news Eintracht Frankfurt team news The visitors will be without Taleb Tawatha, who has an ankle injury, while Sebastien Haller and Sebastian Rode are doubtful to make the starting line up, though they have travelled with the squad. What TV channel is Chelsea vs Eintracht Frankfurt on? Chelsea vs Eintracht Frankfurt will be broadcast live on BT Sport, but if you don't have the channel you can join football.london for full coverage of the game from Stamford Bridge, including live blog commentary, player ratings and reaction. Live stream information Chelsea vs Eintracht Frankfurt will be available to stream on the BT Sport app, but full coverage of the game will be available on football.london , including team news, live blog commentary and player ratings. Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the free football.london app for iPhone and Android . Available to download from the App Store and Google Play .<doc-sep>In the FA Cup, they call it the “Magic” of the Cup. In NCAA basketball, they call it March “Madness”. I’m not sure what they call it over at UEFA, but whatever sorcery’s going on in the Champions League these days cannot be explained just by the usual “anything can happen in single-elimination tournaments” cliche. To be clear, it’s definitely something wicked that’s at work as we’re faced with the daunting task of watching a Champions League final between Liverpool and Spurs. But hopefully all its energies have now been spent, and we can enjoy a straightforward second-leg win over Eintracht Frankfurt after last week’s 1-1 away first leg draw. On a personal note, in addition to the football drama/tragedies this week, I’ve had two (TWO!) cars break down on me in the span of 12 hours, got swamped at work due to unreasonable deadlines, and I was also told that I tore my ACL and will need surgery and a year of rehab ... and that’s all before we’ve even gotten to Thursday, which, as we know, is the worst day. (Be sure to follow me on Twitter for other such riveting and on-brand content as that!) So, come on, Chelsea! Need this. Date / Time: Thursday, May 9, 2019, 20:00 BST; 3pm EDT; 12:30am IST (next day) Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6 Referee: Ovidiu Hategan — who? (First Chelsea game for the 38-year-old from Romania, who was also in charge of Frankfurt’s 1-0 away win against Inter Milan in the Round of 16.) Forecast: Cool and rainy On TV: BT Sport 3 (UK); Univision Deportes (USA); SONY TEN (India); elsewhere Streaming online: BT Sport Live (UK); B/R Live (USA); SONY LIV (India) Chelsea team news: Chelsea’s final home game of the season, and possibly the last home game for Eden Hazard — not to mention the players whose contracts are actually expiring next month, like Olivier Giroud, David Luiz, and a few others. The Blues set a new competition record with a 16th match unbeaten in a row with the 1-1 in teh first, dating back to the 2012-13 semifinals, but none of that will matter if we don’t finish the job. That task has been made even tougher by losing N’Golo Kante to a hamstring injury — he joins Antonio Rudiger and Callum Hudson-Odoi on the sidelines. On the plus side, Chelsea did secure a top-four finish over the weekend and guaranteed Champions League football next season, but we’re here for winning trophies first and foremost, and this final is not only achievable, it’s must-have-able. Eintracht Frankfurt: Ante Rebic returns from suspension to join Europe’s most wanted, Luka Jovic in attack. The visitors know they need to score and are certainly capable of doing so. That said, they were absolutely destroyed over the weekend, losing 6-1 to Bayer Leverkusen — and you thought our European hangovers were bad! — to get drawn right back into the Bundesliga’s top-four race (teams currently placed 4-8 are separated by just three points with two games to play)! Incidentally, with Arsenal holding a 3-1 first leg lead in the other semifinal, should Chelsea finish the job here, we could set up all-Premier League finals in both of Europe’s biggest competitions! Previously: The game was one thing, but the fans were something else.<doc-sep>
With a spot in the top-four of the Premier League wrapped up, Chelsea now shifts its focus toward reaching the Europa League final. The Blues host Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday in the second leg of the semifinals, aiming to build on the 1-1 draw from the first leg. Chelsea is in a fine position to advance but has to be cautious at the back to avoid an upset against a powerful attack. Here's how you can watch the match and what to know: Europa League: Chelsea vs. Eintracht Frankfurt Date : Thursday, May 9 : Thursday, May 9 Time : 3 p.m. ET : 3 p.m. ET Location : Stamford Bridge : Stamford Bridge TV channel : Univision Deportes : Univision Deportes Streaming: fuboTV (Try for free) fuboTV (Try for free) Odds: Chelsea -290 / Eintracht +750 / Draw +410 Storylines Chelsea: A 0-0 draw will be enough for the Blues to move on, while a 1-1 draw will force extra time. But if there is a draw with multiple goals for either team, the Blues would be on their way out. They are still the favorite in this second leg but have to be cautious about a team in Eintracht that is known for scoring early. Eintracht: This team is forced to score, or it will be out of the competition. Being more aggressive in attack will be needed and if Chelsea scores one, it's not a big deal because it doesn't really change the fact that they need to find the net. Expect them to go for more balls over the top against an inconsistent Chelsea defense. Prediction Eden Hazard starts in the second leg and scores twice as the Blues move on to the final. Pick: Chelsea (-290)