Arsenal have progressed to the Europa League semi-finals after beating Napoli 1-0 on Thursday night, 3-0 on aggregate.
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Match Reports
Alexandre Lacazette fired Arsenal to an accomplished 1-0 win at Napoli as Unai Emery's men cruised into the Europa League semi-finals 3-0 on aggregate.
The Premier League side began confidently in defence of their first-leg advantage and did not allow a couple of close defensive shaves and a hamstring injury to Aaron Ramsey to throw them off course.
Lacazette's wonderful 36th-minute free-kick proved the difference on the night, leaving Carlo Ancelotti's hosts with a mountain to climb.
Arkadiusz Milik's wayward finishing did little to help their cause and Emery can look forward to a semi-final showdown with his former club Valencia.
Match Events
24' OFFSIDE! Milik scores but goal is disallowed
NO GOAL! Insigne plays a clever ball to Milik on the left and he dinks over the onrushing Cech, but the flag is correctly up for offside and the goal won't stand
33' Ramsey replaced by Mkhi after hamstring injury
Ramsey has gone down holding his left hamstring after competing with Zielinski for the ball. The midfielder limps off and the change is made. Mkhitaryan replaces him and will operate behind the two strikers.
36' GOAL! Napoli 0-1 Arsenal (Lacazette)
GOAL!! ARSENAL OPEN THE SCORING! Lacazette lines up a free-kick in a central position and whips it to the goalkeeper's side sweetly. Meret goes the wrong way and it nestles in the corner! Arsenal are 1-0 up on the night and 3-0 up on aggregate! Napoli need four without reply now.
Alexandre Lacazette puts the ball in the net and the away team now lead 0-1.
56' OFFSIDE! Mertens scores but goal is disallowed
NO GOAL! The ball is pinged to Koulibaly by Zielinski and the centre-back heads across goal for Mertens to nod into an empty net, but the flag is up for offside against the Senegalese defender.
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