Arsenal In Control Of Europa League Tie With Goals From Aubameyang And Lacazette

Arsenal have rediscovered their verve and have awarded themselves an opportunity to get to the Europa League finals with a significant home win over powerhouse, Valencia.

With the Gunners’ defence all in shambles and particularly disorganized, their attack is their defence and those two superstars up front did not disappoint.

With extratime underway, a 2-1 lead wasn’t enough going into an away leg and they delivered a last push to deliver the extra helping they needed to travel to Spain with a lot of confidence.

With their performances in the league, shipping three goals in each of their last three matches in games against Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City, there was always that bit of concern that their defence was going to cost them some problems and oh boy, did it?

The game against Valencia showed once more that their defensive problems still lingered but also the fact that their main attacking weapons can do some real damage.

Alexandre Lacazette scored twice within seven minutes before Aubameyang added another in the final minutes of the encounter to change the complexion of the time so much so that Valencia coach, Marcelino began to lament how his side could not hang on to a more promising position ahead of their home game in Spain.

Aubameyang admitted that things were a bit nervy for Arsenal at the start of the game, playing a top European team on the back of three league defeats.
Lacazette’s two goals and part third goal where he struck the ball against the bar before Aubameyang banged in the rebound were vital but the Frenchman would still be scratching his head over the ones he missed. He could easily have scored four!

Emery still has a thing or two to worry ahead of the second leg in Spain with recent matches showing that their defensive errors which are on the rise can give away the match to their opponents in a twinkle of an eye.
Arsenal 3-1 Valencia it ended.