Arsenal lead Valencia 6-3 on aggregateGunners looking to reach first European final since 2006.
Aubameyang: “It means a lot. We learned from last season. This year we didn’t make the same mistakes. Now we’re off to the final and we’re all happy.
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Lacazette: “We reaacted well [to conceding]. We knew we had to score a minimum of one goal today. Thanks to Auba for the hat-trick, hewas unbelievable today.”Aubameyang: “We enjoy a lot playing together. It’s a pleasure to play with him in this team.”
Lacazette: “We want to go to the champions League and we want a trophy. We have played badly in the last month in the Premier League so we have to be better now. We have to win the final.”
Valencia: Neto; Piccini, Gabriel, Garay, Gaya; Wass, Coquelin, Parejo; Guedes, Rodrigo, Gameiro
Arsenal: Cech; Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal; Maitland-Niles, Xhaka, Torreira, Kolasinac; Ozil; Lacazette, Aubameyang
“Winning things is fun, especially trophies,” confirms Kari Tulinius. “I’ll take silverware over Champions League qualification any day of the week, though I suppose in this case it doesn’t hurt that the trophy comes with a ticket t the Big Cup. Winning the Europa League should put Emery in the good books of even the most skeptical Arsenal fan.”
Arsenal have swaggered into the Europa League final! For nearly 20 minutes things looked a little ropey for them here, but once Aubameyang struck a wonderful equaliser, they were the better team and produced an uncharacteristically accomplished away performance from a side who have been rotten on the road in the Premier League.
Their attacking duo of Aubameyang and Lacazette were sensational, especially the Gabonese, who plundered a masterful hat-trick to crown a fine individual and collective performance.
Bang! What a marvellous way to complete a hat-trick! Aubameyang exchanged a one-two with Guendouzi to the right of the box, then let another pass from Gunedouzi run through his legs to Mkhitaryan, who watched the Gabonese’s run and played the ball back into his path.
Allowing him to rifle a shot into the roof of the net from a tight angle seven yards out! Aubameyang has been wonderful today and Arsenal are heading to the final with a swagger!