Chelsea secured themselves safe passage into the semifinals of the Europa League on Thursday night with an entertaining win over Slavia Prague.

Already leading 1-0 from the first leg in the Czech capital, the Blues got their scoring done early to muster a 4-3 win in the second at Stamford Bridge.

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On a personal level, it was also an incredibly memorable night for David Luiz, who was reunited with his long lost twin -- Slavia midfielder Alex Kral.

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Pedro scored twice to help Chelsea into the Europa League semifinals as 5-3 aggregate victors over Slavia Prague after a 4-3 win at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. On a day when his former club Napoli were eliminated, the win and progression preserves Maurizio Sarri's one remaining hope of winning silverware in his first season in England.

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