Aubameyang goals ensure Asernal qualified for Europa league round 16.

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Pierre-EmerickAubameyang scored a dramatic late winner to see arsenal through to the Europa league round of 16. The first leg of the Europa league match between Asernal and Benfica was played at Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus, Greece due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Twenty one minutes after the kick-off of the second leg at the Emirate stadium (Asernal home), Aubameyang opened the scoring to give Asernal a 2-1 lead on aggregate. Diogo Goncalues scored the leveller for Benfica just before the Half time break from a fantastic free-kick just after Dani Ceballos had needlessly fouled Julian Weigl. Ferreira Silva scored the second for Benfica making it 2-1 (Asernal trailing).

Now with arsenal needing two goals to advance due to the away goal rule, Kieran Tierney boost Arsenal's hope before Aubameyang rescued the match.

Asernal avoids exit from the hand of a Greek team.

Asernal were eliminated from Europa league at the same stage last season by Olympiakos. Aubameyang looked to have saved Asernal from being knocked out after scoring a late winner - otherwise what happened last season would have happened. After Aubameyang scored in the first 21 minutes Asernal were strongly in control having drawn the first leg 1-1. But things turned around as Benfica scored from their first two shot on target.

Tierney, today became the first Scotland player to score in a major European competition for the club and was rewarded for a beautiful individual display. Aubameyang, on the other hand came on for criticism after missing many chances in the first leg. Now he proves his doubters wrong pushing arsenal to the Europa league round of 16.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang while speaking to BT sport, said that "everyone is happy tonight". This is what gives me power everyday, take error from the past and transform to strength. He also said that the team showed a lot of character and that they deserve the victory. He added that it was a hard game, what they showed tonight will be an example for the future.

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