Valencia vs Arsenal: Aubameyang and Lacazette send Arsenal to the Europa League final
Arsenal won away from home courtesy of a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hat-trick
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal have won a place in the final of the Europa League after beating Valencia 4-2 in the second leg of their semi-final at the Mestalla.
Unai Emery’s men took a 3-1 advantage to Spain after their win against the La Liga side last week at the Emirates, but Valencia's early strike through Kevin Gameiro gave the hosts hope of a comeback.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang equalised after 17 minutes to restore Arsenal's two-goal aggregate advantage before Alexandre Lacazette scored their fifth of the tie, but Gameiro scored his second to make it 5-3 to Arsenal on aggregate before Aubameyang's hat-trick goal sealed it.
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That may well have been Eden Hazard's last appearance as a Chelsea player at Stamford Bridge. If that's the case, it's a fitting end to a superb career with the Blues.
Frankfurt's players get a deserved standing ovation from the vocal away fans behind the goal. They've been excellent tonight and, over 120 minutes, probably edged it.
Here's Luke Brown's match report from Valencia, where Arsenal reached the final earlier tonight:
I'll leave you with our match report from Stamford Bridge. Thanks for joining me!
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