UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, May 9, 2019
Arsenal LLLWD 4
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Valencia WLLLW 2
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ARS134
VAL112
2nd Leg - Arsenal advance 7-3 on aggregate · Mestalla · 44,481 att.

Match Report

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Aubameyang hat trick sees Arsenal past Valencia into Europa League final

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat trick as Arsenal beat Valencia 4-2 on Thursday and 7-3 on aggregate in their Europa League semifinal.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
1
44.2
Possession
55.8
9
SHOTS
18
5
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
312
Accurate Passes
425
404
Passes
496
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
5
Crosses
18
0.6
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
52
18
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
11
11
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
7
30
Effective Clearances
5
30
Clearances
5

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

VAL · 4-4-2

  1. 13NetoG
  2. 5Gabriel PaulistaCD-L
  3. 24Ezequiel GarayCD-R
  4. 14José GayàLB
  5. 21Cristiano PicciniRB
  6. 17Francis CoquelinCM-L
  7. 10Dani ParejoCM-R
  8. 7Gonçalo GuedesLM
  9. 18Daniel WassRM
  10. 9Kevin GameiroCF-L
  11. 19RodrigoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Jaume DoménechSUB
  2. 15Toni LatoSUB
  3. 22Santi MinaSUB
  4. 20Ferran TorresSUB
  5. 4Facundo RoncagliaSUB
  6. 12Mouctar DiakhabySUB
  7. 8Carlos SolerSUB

ARS · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Petr CechG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD
  3. 18Nacho MonrealCD-L
  4. 5Sokratis PapastathopoulosCD-R
  5. 34Granit XhakaCM-L
  6. 11Lucas TorreiraCM-R
  7. 10Mesut ÖzilAM
  8. 31Sead KolasinacLM
  9. 15Ainsley Maitland-NilesRM
  10. 9Alexandre LacazetteCF-L
  11. 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Henrikh MkhitaryanSUB
  2. 20Shkodran MustafiSUB
  3. 49Eddie NketiahSUB
  4. 17Alex IwobiSUB
  5. 29Matteo GuendouziSUB
  6. 19Bernd LenoSUB
  7. 4Mohamed ElnenySUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Valencia 1, Arsenal 0. Kevin Gameiro (Valencia) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  2. 17' Goal! Valencia 1, Arsenal 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette with a headed pass.
  3. 38' Ezequiel Garay (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' José Gayá (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 50' Goal! Valencia 1, Arsenal 2. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
  6. 56' Substitution, Valencia. Carlos Soler replaces Cristiano Piccini.
  7. 58' Goal! Valencia 2, Arsenal 2. Kevin Gameiro (Valencia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  8. 62' Mesut Özil (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 62' Substitution, Arsenal. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Mesut Özil.
  10. 69' Goal! Valencia 2, Arsenal 3. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles with a cross.
  11. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Shkodran Mustafi replaces Sead Kolasinac because of an injury.
  12. 71' Substitution, Valencia. Ferrán Torres replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
  13. 72' Substitution, Valencia. Santi Mina replaces Rodrigo Moreno.
  14. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Matteo Guendouzi replaces Lucas Torreira.
  15. 88' Goal! Valencia 2, Arsenal 4. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  16. 90'+2' Gabriel (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+2' Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

UEFA Europa League News

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