By Max Winters For Mailonline
Published: 23:01 BST, 9 May 2019 | Updated: 23:01 BST, 9 May 2019
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Arsenal and Valencia players came to blows in the closing stages of their Europa League semi-final second leg on Thursday night.
The Gunners booked their place in the final thanks to a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hat-trick and a goal from Alexandre Lacazette, although Kevin Gameiro did score twice for the Spaniards to spark hope of a comeback.
However, with the tie drawing to a conclusion at the Mestalla, there were ugly scenes in the corner on the near side as tempers flared between both sets of players.
Arsenal and Valencia players came to blows in the closing stages of their Europa League tie
The skirmish involved Arsenal's Ainsley Maitland-Niles and ex-Gunners star Gabriel Paulista
Both sets of players raced in to aide their colleague and the skirmish was quickly resolved
The skirmish seemed to