Europa League 2019: Semi-Final Odds, Live Stream, TV Schedule and Predictions

The 2019 UEFA Europa League reaches the semi-final stage on Thursday, with Chelsea, Arsenal, Valencia and Eintracht Frankfurt remaining.

Arsenal will host Valencia in the first leg in London, and Chelsea will travel to Frankfurt in the last four of the competition.

The Premier League sides are favourites to progress to final, which will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, on May 29.

Date: Thursday, May 2

Time: 8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET

TV: Arsenal vs. Valencia (BT Sport 2), Frankfurt vs. Chelsea (BT Sport 3)

Stream: BT Sport App (UK), B/R Live (U.S.)

Odds: Arsenal 21-20, Valencia 16-5, draw 13-5/Frankfurt 13-17, Chelsea 17-10, draw 27-11

(Odds via Oddschecker)

Arsenal vs. Valencia

The Gunners' erratic form in the Premier League has been accompanied by fine displays in Europe's second-tier competition. Arsenal come into the game on the back of three consecutive Premier League defeats, with 1-0 win in their quarter-final second leg against Napoli the last time they tasted victory.

Their best chance of qualifying for next term's UEFA Champions League appears to be winning the Europa League, with Chelsea holding fourth in England's top flight by two points with only two games to play.

A slip from the Blues could open the door for Unai Emery's men, but glory in Europe would ensure they would take a spot in next season's Champions League. 

Inconsistent Valencia are also coming off a pair of league defeats to Atletico Madrid and Eibar, which have damaged their chase for European qualification for next season. They sit sixth in La Liga, three points off fourth-placed Getafe with three games to play.

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A trip to north London will be met with trepidation by the visitors. Arsenal have been supreme at home in the latter stages of the competition, conceding no goals in three games and winning them by a combined score of 8-0.

However, they have conceded three goals in each of their last three Premier League games, against Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City.

Emery is well versed in the competition's latter stages, though, winning the trophy three times with Sevilla. He also possesses good knowledge about Los Che after managing them between 2008 and 2012.

Prediction: Arsenal win 3-1

Frankfurt vs. Chelsea

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Maurizio Sarri's first year at Chelsea has been complicated. 

Chelsea have appeared lacklustre at times after an impressive start, and like Arsenal, the Europa League has offered salvation.

The Blues have won 11 of their 12 games in the tournament, and Frankfurt are likely to need a win in the first leg if they want to progress.

The German side are on course for Champions League qualification in the Bundesliga, sitting three points above the chasing pack with three games remaining.

One win from four league games in April has made life more difficult, but they had to juggle a tough quarter-final tie against Benfica—advancing on away goals with the tie 4-4 on aggregate—between those games.

Chelsea are undefeated in Europe this season, and Frankfurt will have to cause a mighty shock to reach the final.

Prediction: Chelsea win 1-0