Europa League quarter-finals lowdown

Andre Villas-Boas is still going and doing well

Everything you need to know about the last eight of the Europa League, as defending champions Sevilla prepare to take on Zenit.

Following Everton's exit from the competition on Thursday after a 5-2 defeat at Dynamo Kiev, there will be less interest from England in the latter stages of the Europa League.

The Toffees' 6-4 aggregate loss rounds off a disappointing month for the Premier League in which Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs also suffered cup exits, leaving no English team in the last eight of the Europa League or Champions League for the first time since 1995.

But across the continent there will still be plenty of eyes on the Europa League, not least in Seville where the defending champions are in with a chance of back-to-back triumphs for the second time in recent history.

The next obstacle for Los Rojiblancos, who beat Benfica on penalties in last season's final, is Zenit St Petersburg and history could repeat itself in the quarter-final clash. Sevilla beat Zenit 5-2 on aggregate at the same stage in 2006 when they went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history, before repeating the trick a year later.

Unai Emery's side, currently fifth in La Liga, will enter the match as favourites after brushing aside Villarreal in the last round but must remain wary of Zenit, who reached the quarter-finals with a 2-1 aggregate win over Torino.

Led by former Chelsea and Spurs coach Andre Villas-Boas, Zenit sit top of the Russian Premier League and boast a star-studded squad capable of troubling any team in Europe, although they are without a win in their last seven games against La Liga opponents.

Their strikeforce of Brazil international Hulk and former Malaga striker Salomon Rondon will add to the excitement in the build-up to the tie, however, Sevilla versus Zenit is not the standout quarter-final clash.

That, arguably, will be the match between high-flying Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg and Rafa Benitez's Napoli, who meet for the first time in European competition.

Die Wolfe, who have never won the Europa League, are the form team in the competition and are favourites to lift the title after beating Inter Milan 5-2 on aggregate in the last round.

That victory extended their impressive recent run to just one defeat in 22 games in all competitions during which time Dieter Hecking's men have recorded a shock 4-1 victory over Bayern Munich, beaten Portuguese giants Sporting CP over two legs in Europe and picked up Bundesliga wins over Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen.

By contrast their quarter-final opponents Napoli have won just one of their last six in all competitions - a 3-1 win over Dynamo Moscow in the last round of the Europa League.

That result was followed by a goalless draw in the second leg and leaves Napoli, chasing their second Europa League title, as underdogs for the quarter-final against in-form opposition.

Elsewhere, Ukrainian side Dnipro will play their first-ever Europa League quarter-final against Belgian Pro League leaders Club Brugge, who are the only unbeaten team left in the competition, while Everton's conquerors Dynamo Kyiv take on Fiorentina, who dumped out Roma in the last-16.

Kyiv may have impressed in their second-leg turnaround against Everton but the stats look ominous for Sergei Rebrov's side, who have won just two of their 18 meetings with Italian clubs, while the Viola have not lost in eight matches against Ukrainian opposition.

The first legs will be played on April 16 with the second legs to be played a week later on April 23.