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Valencia 2-4 Arsenal (agg 3-7) PLAYER RATINGS: Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rise to the occasion Arsenal beat Valencia to book their place in the final of the Europa League Alexandre Lacazette netted before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's hat-trick Kevin Gameiro scored either side of half-time but his efforts were in vein

By Kieran Gill for MailOnline

Published: 21:59 BST, 9 May 2019 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 9 May 2019

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Arsenal booked their place in a first European final since 2006 with a fine 4-2 victory over Valencia at the Mestalla, winning the semi-final 7-3 on aggregate.

A hat-trick from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and a strike from Alexandre Lacazette got the job done on the night with Kevin Gameiro netting twice for the hosts.

Sportsmail's KIERAN GILL assesses the performances of those involved in Spain.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick as Arsenal reached the Europa League final

ARSENAL (3-4-1-2)

Petr Cech – 6

Valencia fans felt he was time-wasting from minute one. They weren’t always telling fibs.

Sokratis – 6

Kept busy by Valencia’s attackers. Gonzalo Guedes appeared a threat on his side.

Laurent Koscielny – 6.5

Arsenal’s defence was all over the place in the opening stages. Tried to