Emery Hails Arsenal’s Resilience After Dramatic Europa League ComebackEmery Hails Arsenal’s Resilience After Dramatic Europa League Comeback Unai Emery praised Arsenal’s resilience after the Gunners staged a stunning comeback to beat Valencia 3-1 in the Europa League semi-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium. Alexandre Lacazette’s second-half penalty and a late Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang brace overturned Valencia’s early lead courtesy of Mouctar Diakhaby. “I’m very proud of our performance,” said Emery. “We showed great character and resilience. We played with a lot of intensity and we deserved the win.” “We knew it was going to be a tough game, but we prepared well and we executed our game plan perfectly.” “We had a lot of chances to score in the first half, but we didn’t take them. We kept our heads up and we got our rewards in the second half.” “We’re in a good position now, but we know that the job isn’t done yet. We need to go to Valencia and finish the job.” Arsenal will travel to the Mestalla for the second leg on Thursday, May 9.
