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Olivier Giroud, Chelsea Beat Slavia Prague; Advance to Europa Quarter-Final

Chelsea cruised into the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday with a 4-3 win over Slavia Prague that secured a 5-3 aggregate victory.

The Blues got off to the perfect start at Stamford Bridge. Pedro swapped passes with Cesar Azpilicueta and Olivier Giroud before lifting the ball over goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar for the opener after five minutes.

The Spaniard was heavily involved in the second goal four minutes later. The winger hit the post from Eden Hazard's low cross, but the ball rebounded off defender Simon Deli and into the back of the net.