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Paris – Olivier Giroud scored a hat trick Chelsea sailed in the Europa League The quarter-finals with an 8-0 win over Dynamo Kiev were defeated on Thursday, while Naples also secured a place in the round of 16.
After a 3-0 win in last week's 16 games at Stamford Bridge, 2013 winner Chelsea was even more dominant in Kiev, although his coach Maurizio Sarri canceled the changes, beating the Ukrainians 5 -0.
The Premier League giants hope to win their first trophy under the Italian flag after losing the final of the English League Cup last month in Manchester City and hoping to qualify for the Champions League next season.
"We started very well, we wanted to start this way," said Sarri. BT Sport. "We played an excellent first half and managed the game in the second half."
Giroud, who has yet to enter the Premier League in 2019 after the signing of Gonzalo Higuain, scored a brace in the first half, before Marcos Alonso slipped a third at the end of the match at halftime .
Frenchman Giroud completed his first hat trick of Chelsea by winning Willian's free kick just before the hour. He is now the top scorer of the competition this year with nine goals.
Teenage winger Callum Hudson-Odoi continued his momentum in the Europa League, scoring his fourth goal of the tournament after a clear win 12 minutes from the end.
But Sarri has reserved special praise for the English midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who also impressed after taking a rare start.
"His potential as a player is very, very high," he said.
"Physically, technically and tactically, it improves, it can become one of the best midfield not only in England, but also in Europe."
Elsewhere, Napoli won a cumulative 4-3 win over last season's semi-finalists, Salzburg, despite a 3-1 defeat to go to Austria.
Arkadiusz Milik scored a decisive goal in the 14th minute at the end of the match, but Salzburg needed five unanswered goals to improve.
Munas Dabbur and Fredrik Gulbrandsen struck to give the hosts a glimmer of hope, but Christoph Leitgeb's third goal in the opposing goal was enough to secure a consolation victory tonight.
Russia's Krasnodar had a lot of trouble at the start of the match, with Goncalo Guedes scoring an equalizer in added time to give Valencia a 3-2 overall record after a 1-1 draw in the quarter-finals. ;go.
19-year-old Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov tried to score in the 85th minute, but the Spaniards lost their goal, but the Portuguese international, Guedes, left the bench to bring in Valencia.
Marcelino's men have recovered well after a slow start to the season. They also reached the final of the Copa del Rey and strengthened their candidacy to rank among the top four in La Liga.
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