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

Unai Emery not taking anything for granted after Arsenal beat Valencia

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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• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores hat-trick en route to heavy win in Spain

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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. 

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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. 

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Here's Luke Brown's match report from Valencia, where Arsenal reached the final earlier tonight:

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I'll leave you with our match report from Stamford Bridge. Thanks for joining me!