Summary

  • Arsenal join Chelsea in reaching Europa League last 32

  • Gunners' 0-0 draw with Sporting enough to progress

  • Welbeck suffers serious-looking ankle injury

  • Mathieu sent off for foul on Aubameyang

  • Chelsea beat Bate Borisov 1-0 earlier

  • Giroud scores first goal of season

  1. Postpublished at 23 mins

    Bate Borisov 0-0 Chelsea

    Bate are doing some good things on the rare occasions they have the ball, a cross into the penalty area is just kept out.

    Bate's Maksim SkavyshImage source, EPA
  2. Elsewhere in Europe...published at 18:17 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Luka Jovic, who scored five goals in a Bundesliga game last month, has out Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 up against FC Zurich.

    The German side could reach the last 32 today.

    Eintracht Frankfurt's Luka JovicImage source, Reuters
  3. Postpublished at 18:15 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Bate Borisov 0-0 Chelsea

    Chelsea's Jorgihno in action with Maksim SkavyshImage source, EPA

    Chelsea have had 80.6% of the ball so far. Bate have only completed 24 of the 46 passes they've attempted.

  4. Elsewhere in Europe...published at 18:14 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Ricardo Quaresma has just put Besiktas 1-0 up at Genk in Group I. Nobody can qualify from that group today.

    Ricardo Quaresma of BesiktasImage source, Getty Images
  5. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Bate Borisov 0-0 Chelsea

    Olivier Giroud gets in behind the Bate defence, controls a pass on his thigh, spins and shoots into the side-netting from the corner of the box. It caught a deflection on the way so it's a corner.

  6. Elsewhere in Europe...published at 18:10 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Sevilla lead Akhisarspor 1-0 with Nolito on the scoresheet.

    Sevilla's NolitoImage source, Reuters
  7. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Bate Borisov 0-0 Chelsea

    It's a very bright spell for Bate and Jorginho does well to step in and stop Igor Stasevich from having a shooting position.

    Chelsea's JorginhoImage source, Reuters
  8. Postpublished at 13 mins

    Bate Borisov 0-0 Chelsea

    From a resulting corner, Bate almost score again. Kepa punches away as Igor Stasevich flicked a cross towards goal.

  9. BATE HIT THE WOODWORKpublished at 12 mins

    Bate Borisov 0-0 Chelsea

    Bate Borisov are so close to taking the lead. Alex Hleb finds Dmitri Baga, who launches a wonderful 25-yard shot - which beats Chelsea keeper Kepa but hits the post.

    Chelsea's Kepa ArrizabalagaImage source, Reuters
  10. Postpublished at 12 mins

    Bate Borisov 0-0 Chelsea

    Jorginho tries to find Ross Barkley with a cross but it's headed away by Egor Filipenko.

    Chelsea's JorginhoImage source, Getty Images
  11. Postpublished at 11 mins

    Bate Borisov 0-0 Chelsea

    A Chelsea slip gives possession back to the hosts, who then play the ball out for a throw-in as they try to start a counter-attack.

    Chelsea manager Maurizio SarriImage source, Reuters
  12. Postpublished at 7 mins

    Bate Borisov 0-0 Chelsea

    Eden Hazard gets a bit of physical treatment early on and wins a free-kick for the visitors. Think Chelsea would regret playing him if he ended up getting injured tonight.

  13. Postpublished at 6 mins

    Bate Borisov 0-0 Chelsea

    First Chelsea attack, Pedro cuts in on his left foot and it's blocked. The ball makes its way out to Ross Barkley, who shoots from 25 yards.

    It hits Olivier Giroud, without a goal all season, on the back and is out for a goal-kick.

    Chelsea's PedroImage source, Gett
  14. Postpublished at 4 mins

    Bate Borisov 0-0 Chelsea

    ChelseaImage source, Reuters

    Chelsea are playing in a pale blue jersey tonight, with Bate in yellow (with a tiny bit of blue).

    That information is of no use to you because you're either watching the game so can see that, or not watching it so don't really care what kits they're wearing.

  15. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Bate Borisov 0-0 Chelsea

    Bate, known as Yellow Blues, have an early attack but Maksim Skavysh volleys the ball wide.

  16. Postpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Bate Borisov 0-0 Chelsea

    'Support your local team' says a big banner in the crowd. Can't argue with that.

  17. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Bate Borisov 0-0 Chelsea

    Under way in Belarus.

  18. Postpublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    Bate Borisov v Chelsea (17:55 GMT)

    A belting atmosphere at the Borisov Arena. The home fans seem to have a tifo of a man with a shovel.

  19. Postpublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2018

    It's 3C in Belarus. Chilly.

    The players are out now listening to some music - the Europa League anthem presumably.

    Chelsea playersImage source, Reuters