On Thursday, Arsenal travelled to Valencia for the second leg of the Europa League semi-final with a 3-1 lead. Here are the player ratings from the 4-2 win. Arsenal saw past Valencia in fairly comfortable fashion on Thursday night in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final. A Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hat-trick was paired with a delicious Alexandre Lacazette strike to put the tie to bed, even after Valencia had opened the scoring and then equalised at 2-2. In the end, this was a consummate away performance from Unai Emery’s side. Here are the player ratings from the 4-2 win. Goalkeeper<doc-sep>Sign up to FREE email alerts from Football London - Arsenal Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Arsenal have made it to the Europa League final, thanks to a 7-3 aggregate win over Spanish side Valencia. The Gunners went into the second leg with a 3-1 lead, and were always comfortable despite an early Valencia goal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the hero, scoring three of Arsenal's four goals of the night, the other coming from player of the season Alexandre Lacazette. The final will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan against fellow Premier League team Chelsea. With four goals and a final under their belt, how did the players perform against Valencia? Take a look below to find out... Petr Cech: The experienced goalkeeper was calm when he was asked at the pre-match presser on Wednesday if he was worried the match at Valencia would be his final game for Arsenal. He said the club had been in difficult positions in Europe this season. And Valencia was another one. Showed his quality at 36-years of age ti defy the home side after an early goal. Deserves his send-off in Baku. 8 Sokratis: Solid. Put in a shift and stood firm despite the Gunners backline creaking in face of the opening Valencia onslaught. 8 Laurent Koscielny: Captain. Leader. Legend. He banished memories of the semi-final a year ago when his Arsenal team were knocked out at the same stage. He also nearly lost his career. Deserves all the plaudits going for such a recovery 12 months on and for showing huge reserves of mental strength during the dark days of his rehab. A true Arsenal man. 8 Nacho Monreal: Put in a shift. 8 Sead Kolasinac: Another who worked his socks off for the cause despite being troubled during Valencia's lively start. 8 Ainsley Maitland-Niles : Looked to be all at sea as Valencia attacked through the impressive Daniel Parejo. Showed character to impose his will on the home side. 8 Granit Xhaka : Another unsung hero in the heart of battle as he worked hard thwarting Valencia counters while performing important blocks and tackles. Excellent positioning. 8 (Image: (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)) Lucas Torreira: Started in place of Guendouzi in the second leg after Emery opted for the inexperienced 20-year-old. He won't make that mistake again for the final as the former Sampdoria man bossed the midifield as the Gunners came back into the game to grab the crucial first away goal that silenced the Mestalla. 8 Mesut Ozil: Not his greatest performance but his languid style raised a smile when the frenzied Mestalla crowd hurled dogs abuse at the talented German as he walked off the pitch as slowly as possible while he was being replaced by Mkhitaryan just after the hour mark. Never has his languid style been so satisfying to watch as he ran down vital seconds on the clock. 8 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Power, pace, strength, technique, temperament. A natural born finisher with a tremendous will-to-win. Quite simply the best game of his Arsenal career. Big players turn up during big games to give big performances. Auba did just that and wrote his name into Arsenal foilklore. 10 (Image: Alex Caparros/Getty Images) Alexandre Lacazette : A true team man. Never stopped running for the shirt. For the cause. Never stopped working. Formed an exceptional partnership with his good friend Auba. His goal, Arsenal's second, killed the game just when thoughts drifted to an improbable comeback. No wonder he has been voted the club's player of the season. 9 Substitutes: Henrikh Mkhitaryan : Anonymous as ever. But quite frankly who cares on a night such as this. 7 Matteo Guendouzi: On for Torreira late on. 7 Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the free football.london app for iPhone and Android .<doc-sep>
Hello and welcome to the Mestalla, where Valencia host Arsenal in the second leg of the Europa League semi-final this evening. The Gunners are in poor form in the league, but put that to one side last week against the Spanish side to claim a 3-1 home victory in the first leg. They followed it up with a disappointing draw at home to Brighton that has seen their hopes of finishing in the top four all-but extinguished, making tonight's match all the more important. Valencia were able to claim what could be an important away goal in last week's tie at the Emirates Stadium, and followed it up with a 6-2 demolition of bottom-of-the-league Heusca at the weekend that kept alive their hopes of finishing in the Champions League places next season. Valencia vs Arsenal - Europa League Venue: Mestalla Date: Thursday May 09 Kick-off time: 8.00pm (BST) Arsenal team news Valencia team news The hosts will be without Geoffrey Kondogbia and Dennis Cheryshev, but have no other major injury concerns ahead of this tie. What TV channel is Valencia vs Arsenal on? Valencia vs Arsenal will be broadcast live on BT Sport, but if you don't have that channel you can join football.london for full coverage of the game from the Mestalla, including live blog commentary, player ratings and reaction. Live stream information Valencia vs Arsenal will be available to stream on the BT Sport app, but full coverage of the game will be available on football.london from the Mestalla, including team news and live blog commentary and player ratings. Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the free football.london app for iPhone and Android . Available to download from the App Store and Google Play .