Europa League 2019: Round-of-32 Odds, Live Stream, TV Schedule and Predictions

Thirty-two teams remain in with a chance of winning this year's UEFA Europa League crown, and the round of 32 continues on Thursday when the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Napoli, Inter Milan and Valencia will all feature.

Head coach Maurizio Sarri sorely needs a result after his Chelsea side were hammered 6-0 at Manchester City on Sunday, and they travel to Malmo as major favourites. Arsenal are also on the road and make their way to Belarus for the first leg of their clash against BATE Borisov.

Fenerbahce opened the round of 32 on Tuesday with a 1-0 home win against Zenit St. Petersburg, but the Russian Premier League leaders are far from out of the tie ahead of next week's return leg.

Napoli, Inter, Benfica and Valencia are four of the eight teams set to enter the Europa League running after they finished third in their respective UEFA Champions League groups. That quartet clinched the seeded places, while Shakhtar Donetsk, Galatasaray, Viktoria Plzen and Club Brugge were unseeded.

Valencia face a tough challenge against Celtic in Glasgow, Scotland, while fellow La Liga representatives Villarreal have a tricky away leg of their own as they take on Sporting CP in Lisbon, Portugal.

Sevilla will be in Rome for a meeting against Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico, while Napoli should fancy their chances with a visit to FC Zurich in Switzerland. 

Thursday's Schedule, Predictions

BATE Borisov 1-3 Arsenal, 5:55 p.m. BST/12:55 p.m. ET, BT Sport 2 (UK)

Krasnodar 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 5:55 p.m. BST/12:55 p.m. ET, BT Sport Extra (UK)

Galatasaray 1-2 Benfica, 5:55 p.m. BST/12:55 p.m. ET, BT Sport Extra (UK)

Lazio 1-0 Sevilla, 5:55 p.m. BST/12:55 p.m. ET, BT Sport ESPN (UK)

Olympiakos 2-1 Dynamo Kiev, 5:55 p.m. BST/12:55 p.m. ET, BT Sport Extra (UK)

Rapid Vienna 1-2 Inter Milan, 5:55 p.m. BST/12:55 p.m. ET, BT Sport Extra (UK)

Rennes 2-0 Real Betis, 5:55 p.m. BST/12:55 p.m. ET, BT Sport Extra (UK)

Slavia Prague 1-1 Genk, 5:55 p.m. BST/12:55 p.m. ET, BT Sport Extra (UK)

Celtic 2-2 Valencia, 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET, BT Sport 3 (UK)

Club Brugge 0-1 Red Bull Salzburg, 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET, BT Sport Extra (UK)

FC Zurich 0-2 Napoli, 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET, BT Sport Extra (UK)

Malmo 1-2 Chelsea, 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET, BT Sport 2 (UK)

Viktoria Plzen 1-1 Dinamo Zagreb, 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET, BT Sport Extra (UK)

Shakhtar Donetsk 3-2 Eintracht Frankfurt, 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET, BT Sport Extra (UK)

Sporting CP 2-1 Villarreal, 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET, BT Sport Extra (UK)

B/R Live provides UEFA Europa League live-stream coverage, while fuboTV and Univision Deportes will also stream in the United States. Viewers in the United Kingdom can tune in via the BT Sport app.

Match Odds

BATE Borisov (27-4), Draw (15-4), Arsenal (10-21)

Krasnodar (27-10), Draw (14-5), Bayer Leverkusen (15-14)

Galatasaray (9-5), Draw (12-5), Benfica (16-9)

Lazio (7-5), Draw (19-8), Sevilla (20-9)

Olympiakos (42-41), Draw (29-12), Dynamo Kiev (13-4)

Rapid Vienna (5-1), Draw (3-1), Inter Milan (13-19)

Rennes (9-5), Draw (43-19), Real Betis (11-6)

Slavia Prague (53-35), Draw (23-10), Genk (36-17)

Celtic (13-5), Draw (29-12), Valencia (14-11)

Club Brugge (12-5), Draw (29-11), Red Bull Salzburg (17-14)

FC Zurich (7-1), Draw (15-4), Napoli (7-15)

Malmo (39-4), Draw (54-13), Chelsea (7-19)

Viktoria Plzen (32-21), Draw (12-5), Dinamo Zagreb (21-10)

Shakhtar Donetsk (25-18), Draw (5-2), Eintracht Frankfurt (23-10)

Sporting CP (25-19), Draw (53-21), Villarreal (23-10)

Via Oddschecker.

Preview

The timing of a seemingly simple Europa League matchup couldn't have come sooner for Sarri, who needs to win back supporters after Chelsea suffered their worst Premier League defeat at City's hands.

The 6-0 drubbing at the Etihad Stadium was the Blues' worst top-flight defeat since 1991, but Goal's Nizaar Kinsella offered the consolation that Swedish outfit Malmo should be pushed aside comfortably:

Chelsea's loss on Sunday was their fourth successive defeat away from home, but they'll have high hopes of stopping the rot at Malmo, whose 2019 season isn't due to begin until the end of March.

Arsenal will travel almost 2,000 kilometres to the Borisov Arena where they face hosts BATE, who also won't begin their domestic season until late March.

Tifo Football recently provided a synopsis of the Belarusian outfit's history:

A 2-1 victory at Huddersfield Town on Saturday wasn't the most confident of wins for Unai Emery's side, who were without two of their most technically gifted stars due to illness, per BBC Sport's Simon Stone:

There's a chance Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang or Mesut Ozil could feature against BATE after Tashan Deniran-Alleyne of Football.London noted their conditions have improved since the win over the Terriers.

Celtic edged in front of Group B contenders RB Leipzig to snatch a place in the round of 32. Their task doesn't get any easier with the visit of Valencia, who are unbeaten in their last five La Liga games.

The Hoops will be buoyed to hear star attackers Rodrigo and Santi Mina have been left out of Valencia's squad, per Super Deporte (h/t Sport Witness). OptaJose illustrated just how crucial the pair are to Los Che:

Calciomercato reported Ciro Immobile and Luis Alberto are both fighting for fitness ahead of Lazio's home clash against Sevilla, with the former hopeful of taking on his old employers in Rome.

Napoli and Inter should be more than capable of winning in their visits to Zurich and Rapid Vienna, respectively. Benfica beat CD Nacional 10-0 in the Primeira Liga on Sunday in an encouraging warm-up for their trip to Galatasaray.