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Arsenal 3-2 Benfica: Player ratings as Gunners advance to Europa League last 16
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka were the heroes for Arsenal | ARIS MESSINIS/Getty Images
Arsenal booked their place in the Europa League last 16 with a late 3-2 victory over Benfica on Thursday night.
The Gunners dominated possession from the first whistle and were patient in their approach play. They found an opening after 20 minutes when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang latched onto a through ball from Bukayo Saka to dink it over Helton Leite in goal. But for all Arsenal s dominance, Benfica drew level after 43 minutes through a thunderous free-kick from Diego Goncalves and sent the game into half time at 1-1.
Chape were also last December hit by the death of president Paulo Magro due to coronavirus. He began attempts to get the club out of a dire financial situation following the resignation of Plinio David de Nes Filho, who had taken charge following the tragedy in Colombia.
Their funds will be boosted after Paulinho Moccelin and Derlan scored either side of half-time against Figueirense, with Chape holding on for a 2-1 victory after Diego Goncalves scored from the penalty spot, sending them back to Serie A with four games to spare.
A club statement read: It was not easy to get here. It was much tougher than we imagined, in fact. But with work, humility, dedication, unity and, above all, with the STRENGTH FROM ABOVE, Chapecoense kept its promise. Chapecoense – made for the people, by the people – returned to the place it should never have left.