The Gunners, who progressed in the competition thanks to a 5-1 aggregate victory over AC Milan, avoided a nightmare draw against Atletico Madrid, who were instead paired with Sporting Lisbon
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The Spaniards had a 3-0 advantage from the first leg and Angel Correa promptly stretched their lead in the tie.
Aubameyang, who joined Arsenal in January, played for former club Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League this season.
Troy Deeney missed a second-half penalty to get Watford back in the game as Petr Cech became the first goalkeeper to reach 200 Premier League clean sheets
The victory restored City’s 16-point lead at the top of the Premier League
The top four teams from England, Spain, Germany and Italy will now qualify automatically for the Champions League.
Wenger’s side lost Sunday afternoon’s EFL Cup final 3-0 to Manchester City – their heaviest ever defeat in a final – and are now left battling for success in the Europa League.
The Italians lost 3-1 at home in last week’s first leg with a performance that embarrassed coach Maurizio Sarri, although he has emphasised that winning Serie A is the priority.
Arsene Wenger’s charges edged through 4-2 on aggregate thanks largely to a 3-0 victory in the first leg, as goals from Hosam Aiesh and Ken Sema punished an out-of-sorts Gunners side in the return fixture in north London.
However, manager Arsene Wenger is hopeful they will feature in this weekend’s English League Cup final versus Manchester City.
The Frenchman signed a new contract at Arsenal at the end of last season but the club has shown little progress this term
Arsenal and AC Milan enjoyed 3-0 away wins at Ostersunds and Ludogorets Razgrad respectively, while Michy Batshuayi scored twice to give Borussia Dortmund a 3-2 win over Atalanta in the first of two Bundesliga-Serie A clashes
The first chance of the game went to the returning Danny Welbeck, who headed wide of the far post after meeting Mohamed Elneny’s cross, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan also had an effort cleared off the line by a defender
Lacazette was a substitute for the Gunners’ defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, after manager Arsene Wenger selected January signins Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ahead of him
Mourinho became the first United manager in history to win a major trophy in his first season when he secured the League Cup last year, and he also led the club to victory in the Europa League, the only competition they had never won
The Dutch striker began his career at the club, coming through their academy, before going on to score 226 goals at Arsenal, Manchester United and Fenerbahce
The German, while speaking ahead of Friday’s FA Cup third-round match against local rivals, Everton, is therefore keen for his squad to prove it on the pitch
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The Gunners will travel to Sweden for the first leg of the clash on February 15, before the return fixture takes place at the Emirates Stadium one week later
Bosz joined in the summer after guiding Ajax to the final of the Europa League but leaves with the Schwarzgelben seventh in the Bundesliga table