Dries Mertens insists Arsenal are “not much stronger” than Napoli despite easing past the Italian side to reach the Europa League semi-finals.
Alexandre Lacazette’s first-half free-kick was enough to seal a 1-0 win for the Gunners in Naples on Thursday and complete a comfortable 3-0 aggregate victory.
The defeat ends Napoli’s hopes of winning silverware this season. Carlo Ancelotti’s side are second in Serie A but are 17 points behind runaway leaders and champions-elect Juventus with six games remaining.
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There were jeers from some members of the crowd at the Stadio San Paolo at the end of the game as the Napoli faithful let their frustrations be known.