Sokratis Papastathopoulos has hit back at Arsenal's critics after they won their UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg 3-1 against Valencia at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday.
Mouctar Diakhaby netted the opener in north London, but a late Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang goal, combined with Alexandre Lacazette's first-half double, means the Gunners will go to the Mestalla Stadium next week as strong favourites to reach the final in Baku, Azerbaijan, on May 29 (U.S. only):
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As such, Arsenal potentially need just one more victory to secure UEFA Champions League football next season via the Europa League.