Arsenal fell in London against Olympiacos by a goal from Youssef El Arabi (0-1), but achieved the goal of reaching the quarterfinals of the Europa League.
He held the 1-3 achieved in the first leg and the ‘Gunners’ will be in this Friday’s draw, despite the defeat at the Emirates Stadium.
The Greeks, who needed little more than a miracle to overcome the tie, found themselves ahead on the scoreboard with a rebound from El Arabi in the 51st minute.
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With 40 minutes to go, Olympiacos increased the intensity against an Arsenal that hardly created danger, with many starters on the pitch, such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Héctor Bellerín and David Luiz.
The Norwegian Martin Odegaard entered, who had the equalizer in a top shot inside the area, as did Aubameyang to equalize the contest, but the goal did not arrive, not even though Olympiacos were left with one less from 82.
In this way Arsenal avenged their defeat last year in the round of 32 against this same rival and will go to the draw for the quarterfinals with the aim of winning the title and getting a place in the Champions League next season. EFE
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