A hat-trick from Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang and an Alexandre Lacazette strike booked Arsenal’s place in the
Europa League final with a 4-2 win at Valencia to seal an emphatic 7-3
aggregate victory.
Arsenal hit back almost immediately
when Aubameyang notched his first of the night with a fine finish from outside
the box from Lacazette’s flick on.
Valencia
continued to push forward, but were caught napping by Lacazette’s curling
effort just after the break to put the visitors ahead on the night.
Gameiro
converted Rodrigo’s mis-hit shot just before the hour to set up a possible
grandstand finish, but Aubameyang soon restored Arsenal’s lead before
completing his treble two minutes from time to book their first European final
since they lost the 2006 Champions League final to Barcelona.
It was
Arsenal’s first win on Spanish soil since beating Real Madrid at the Bernabeu
in 2006 and kept their hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League
through Europe’s secondary competition alive.
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