English sides avoid big guns as Chelsea face Dynamo Kiev and Arsenal drawn against Rennes

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Chelsea face a tricky tie against Dynamo Kiev in the Europa League round of 16, while  will play Rennes.

The Blues were part of the first tie drawn out on Friday lunchtime, and will have to travel to Ukraine in the second leg - a 3,000-mile round trip.

The Gunners meanwhile will face Ligue 1 club Rennes, who beat Real Betis in the round of 32.

EUROPA LEAGUE LAST 16 DRAW

Chelsea v Dynamo Kiev

Eintracht Frankfurt v Inter Milan

Dinamo Zagreb v Benfica

Napoli v Red Bull Salzburg

Valencia v Krasnodar

Sevilla v Slavia Prague

Arsenal v Rennes

Zenit v Villarreal

First leg ties take place on March 7, second leg games on March 14.

The draw has been relatively kind to the Premier League sides however, as they avoided the competition's biggest names including Sevilla, Napoli and Inter Milan.

-Dailymail