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Europa League: Arsenal hammer Valencia 3-1 at Emirates ▷ Kenya News

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Arsenal continued their dominance in the Europa League with a 3-1 win against Valencia on Thursday, May 2.

What looked like a shaky start after Moukhtar Diabaki put the visitors ahead ended up in a terrific night for the North London side as Alexandre Lacazette found the equaliser only six minutes later.

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Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal scores their 1st goal during the UEFA Europa League Semi Final First Leg match between Arsenal and Valencia at Emirates Stadium on May 2, 2019 in London, England.
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And from then on Arsenal relentlessly piled pressure on Valencia and really started asking questions of the La Liga team's defensive setup.

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Lacazette was nice again involved in the main build u and created the second after rounding his mark and provided a brilliant through pass to Pierre Emerick Aubameyang who was at top speed.

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The Gabon footballer then setup a clean assist for the oncoming Frenchman to slot home with ease.

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The second half ended 2-1 and not much occurred following its commencement.

However, just before the final whistle Aubameyang was able to bang home one goal and add his name to the scoresheet in the 90the minute to comfortably secure the first leg.

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