Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Napoli vs Arsenal player ratings: Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang impress in win

We run the rule over both teams after an impressive victory for Arsenal

Luke Brown
Thursday 18 April 2019 21:37 BST
Comments
Unai Emery reacts to Arsenal's 2-0 Europa League win over Napoli

Arsenal defeated Napoli in Italy to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League in style.

With a two goal lead from the first leg, Arsenal knew that an away goal would likely take them through and Alexandre Lacazette scored a fine free-kick to put them ahead on the night.

The Frenchman was upended by Piotr Zieliński on the edge of the box and immediately indicated that he wanted to take the set-piece himself. He then whipped a powerful shot around the wall and into the top corner of the goal.

Napoli poured forward in the second-half in an attempt to score a consolation goal, but Arsenal’s defence held firm to register an impressive 3-0 aggregate victory.

Arsenal will now play Valencia for a place in the Europa League final.

Check the above gallery to see how we rated the two teams.

Agree? Disagree? Let us know in the comments section below.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in