This is the fifth Europa League final for Unai Emery..
Emirates London hosts the second Europa League semi-final between Arsenal and Villarreal. Recall that the first meeting ended with a victory for the Spaniards with a score of 2: 1.
Arsenal lost Jacu before the starting whistle. The Swiss was injured in the warm-up and was forced to give up his seat on the Tierney field.
The first half passed in a calm rhythm: Arsenal was in no hurry to force events, and Villarreal played in a row, using from time to time counterattacks. During one of these, I managed to earn a dangerous free kick. Parejo drove everyone away from the ball and undertook to perform on the technique, but after the Spaniard hit the ball whistled over the crossbar.
In the middle of the first half, Arsenal created one of the two most dangerous moments of the match. Aubameyang found himself with the ball after several rebounds and the "
In the second half, the Londoners increased the pressure on the opponent's goal, but managed to create only half-chances. The statistics are very eloquent about this: 1 shot on target from Arsenal and 7 - performed by Villarreal. And this is in 90 minutes. But it should be noted that if Aubameyang had realized his killer moment in the 80th minute, all the statistics would not have been worth a penny. The Gabonese fired his head at Rulli's goal from a meter after the flank canopy, but hit the post.
Villarreal defended the desired draw and will play in the Europa League final for the first time in its history. By the way, this will be the fifth final for the coach of the " Of the previous four, he won three and lost one..
Villarreal will fight in the final match with Manchester United.
The decisive game will take place on May 26 in the Polish city of Gdansk.
Arsenal - Villarreal 0: 0 (total score 1: 2) Arsenal: Leno - Bellerin (Nketia, 90 + 1), Holding, Marie, Tierney (Willian, 80) - Party - Saka, Edegor (Martinelli, 66), Smith-.
Villarreal: Rulli - Gaspar, Albiol, Torres, Pedraza (Alberto Moreno, 90 + 1) - Chukvueze (Pino, 30, Gomez, 90 + 1), Parejo, Coquelin, Trigueros - Alcacer (Bacca, 72), Gerard Moreno.
Warnings: Nketia, 90 + 2 - Pino, 86.