Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a brace to send Arsenal into the quarter-finals of the Europa League, their 3-0 home win securing a 4-3 aggregate victory against Rennes.
2018/2019 UEFA Europa League
3-0
Match Events
5'GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Rennes (Aubameyang)
GOOOAAALLL! Arsenal have a crucial early goal, Aubameyang with the goal to make it 3-2 on aggregate. Excellent quick football by the Gunners, they open up the Rennes defence, with Ramsey playing a low cross into the box and the striker just managed to get ahead of his marker at the near post and poke the ball past Koubek and into the back of the net.
15'GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Rennes (Maitland-Niles)
GOOOAAALLL! Arsenal lead 2-0 and it's now 3-3 on aggregate, with Arsenal heading through on away goals if the result remains the same. Aubameyang and Ramsey play a quick one-two inside the Rennes penalty area, with the striker just managing to keep the ball in play and chipping it towards the far post, where Maitland-Niles rose highest and powered the ball into the back of the net.
72'GOAL! Arsenal 3-0 Rennes (Aubameyang)
GOOOAAALLL! Aubameyang with his second goal of the game, to make it 3-0 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate! Kolasinac with a perfect cross into the path of the striker, who just manages to stay onside and then slots the ball past Koubek and into the back of the net.
Match Reports
Arsenal progressed to the quarter-finals of the Europa League after a 3-0 home win against Rennes sealed a 4-3 aggregate victory.
With the Ligue 1 side leading 3-1 from the first leg, Aubameyang and Ainsley Maitland-Niles scored in the first 15 minutes of Thursday's return to draw Arsenal level on aggregate.
Rennes had chances to snatch a last-eight spot at Emirates Stadium on Thursday, with M'Baye Niang cracking a strike against the post at 3-3, but Aubameyang struck again in the 72nd minute.
Only one side in Europa League knockout history had previously successfully overturned a 3-1 first-leg defeat - Fulham downing Serie A giants Juventus in 2009-10 - but Arsenal moved into the quarters, where they could face London rivals Chelsea.
Match Ratings
Line-ups
Arsenal XI: P. Čech, M. Özil, Nacho Monreal, Aubameyang, Koscielny, Ramsey, Lacazette, Mustafi, G. Xhaka, Kolasinac, A.M Niles
Subs: Mkhitaryan, Bernd Leno, D.Suárez, A. Iwobi, L. Torreira, M. Guendouzi, Nketiah
Rennes XI: Ben Arfa, Grenier, Da Silva, André, Mexer, Tomas Koubek, M. Niang, H.Traore, Bourigeaud, Bensebaini, I. Sarr
Subs: Zeffane, Hunou, S. Doumbia, R.D Castillo, J. Gelin, Siliki, Loic Badiashile