Arsenal eliminated Benfica with Aubameyang's goals and made it to the last 16

In the last breathtaking 32-round fight in the UEFA Europa League, Arsenal Aubameyang's 87th-minute goal pushed Benfica out of the trophy.

In the last 32 rounds of the UEFA Europa League, Arsenal faced Benfica in the rematch of the first match that ended 1-1. Due to the pandemic restrictions in England, Arsenal won the match in the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus with a score of 3-2, while Mikel Arteta's team got its name in the next round.

Who scored the goals in the Arsenal-Benfica match?

Arsenal, who got ahead with Pierre Aubameyang's goal in the 21st minute of the match, failed to maintain his dominance and ended 1-1 with Diogo Gonçalves' goal in the first half 43. Benfica 61, who started the second half well, got ahead with Rafa Silva and got a great advantage for the tour. The goal that brought the tour to the British representative, who was hoping for the tour with Kieran Tierney's goal in 67, came from Aubameyang. The Gabonese star, who closed the curtain of his own goals, pushed Benfica out of the UEFA Europa League with the goal he scored in 87.

Breaking moment of Arsenal-Benfica match

The two changes Mikel Arteta made after Benfica took the lead 2-1 had a very positive effect on the field and made the game come back. Willian, who replaced Emile Smith Rowe in 63, gave her pass on Tierney's goal at 67, while Arsenal held on to the round with that goal.

Player of the Arsenal-Benfica match

Aubameyang, who scored seven times in the penalty area, played the leading role in Arsenal's promotion to the last 16 rounds with two goals. Aubameyang, who scored 13 goals in 26 games in all lanes this season, kept the European claim of his team, which fell 25 points behind Manchester City, the leader of the league.

Statistics of the match Arsenal-Benfica

Arsenal, who performed 78 percent of their attacks on the wings during the match, made 27 crosses. Arteta's team found hits in eight of these mids.

Touring team

Arsenal, which dominated its opponent by 4-3 at the end of two matches, became the team that continued its way in the cup. Benfica, who failed to win in the last four games he played, will continue in the Portuguese League, where the leader Sporting Lisbon is 15 points behind.