Miguel Arteta said he never thought that Arsenal The 32 teams will be eliminated in the UEFA Europa League following a 3-2 win over Benfica on Thursday night, according to football.london.
In the first leg, the Gunners They drew 1-1 with the famous Portuguese side by playing in their second match in London, they were almost eliminated after being knocked out by the away team with a 2-1 score. Nice and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, who came to score 2 goals in a row, defeated by a 3-2 score, passing through the final 16 as fast as possible.
After the game, Arteta said in an interview that Although they will be at a disadvantage during the game. But he did not think that his teammates will not be able to advance to the next round.
“No, I don’t think we deserve to be eliminated. The reality is that we let them score two goals in two legs and when you do that against a strong opponent Benfica you run into trouble. That is why we are in a difficult situation. “
“We wasted a penalty in a situation we knew it would happen. And today we let them score after we got a corner. But after that The reaction of the team, the belief and I got the feeling from the pitch how much they wanted it. It gives me hope, ”Arteta said.
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