Summary Chelsea stumbled into the semi-finals of Europa League despite losing to Rubin Kazan on Thursday.
MANCHESTER (AP) - Chelsea stumbled into the semi-finals of the Europa League despite losing to Rubin Kazan on Thursday, while Basel beat Tottenham in a penalty shootout to also reach the last four.
Fenerbahce and Benfica were the other teams to advance in Europe s second-tier competition after holding on for 1-1 draws at Lazio and Newcastle in their quarterfinal second legs.
Chelsea, the reigning European champion, lost 3-2 in Moscow s Luzhniki Stadium the scene of its defeat in the 2008 Champions League final but progressed 5-4 on aggregate.
Tom Huddlestone and Emmanuel Adebayor failed with their spot kicks as Basel won the shootout 4-1, after a 2-2 draw after 120 minutes took the aggregate score to 4-4.
Basel and Fenerbahce qualified for their first European semi-finals. The draw takes place Friday.
