Alexandre Lacazette struck twice, including a penalty, while Nicolas Pepe and Bukayo Saka also found the net in the quarter-final second leg to set up a last-four clash with Villarreal.
Browsing: Slavia Prague
They will meet a familiar face there.
Aubameyang’s Arsenal is in a tough spot after their disappointing draw against Slavia Prague at home last week.
It looked as though substitute Nicolas Pepe’s 86th-minute effort had given the hosts a narrow advantage to take to the Czech Republic for next week’s second leg.
Leicester have lost to Slavia Prague in the Europa League and Arsenal in the top flight in the last week, and they may have feared the worst when they fell behind as Matej Vydra ended a league goal drought lasting 1,212 minutes.
The Foxes’ stalemate ensured they left the Eden Arena favourites to progress after the first leg of their last-32 tie.
The Spanish hosts were frustrated throughout the night in a subdued Camp Nou by Slavia’s defence despite having the lion’s share of possession
The Italian side needed a stoppage time leveller from Nicolo Barella to rescue a point after Peter Olayinka’s close-range finish midway through the second half had given the Czech champions the lead
Chelsea went into the game knowing that avoiding defeat would secure their passage through to the next stage
A late goal from Marcos Alonso has earned Chelsea a 1-0 win over Slavia Prague in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.
Sevilla have sacked coach Pablo Machin, the La Liga side said on Friday, a day after the team were knocked out of the UEFA Europa League by Slavia Prague.
Napoli, chasing their first European title since Diego Maradona’s team won the old UEFA Cup in 1989, were drawn against Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Friday.