Arsenal player ratings vs Valencia as Gunners reach Europa League final

Serial Europa League winner Unai Emery guided Arsenal to their first final in the rebranded competition with a 6-3 aggregate victory over Valencia.

The Gunners went into the semi-final second leg with a two goal buffer from the first match at the Emirates, where they ran out 3-1 winners.

But Emery's men found themselves trailing on the night after just 11 minutes when Kevin Gameiro fired past Petr Cech to put the La Liga outfit ahead.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang drew the scores level just six minutes later before Alexandre Lacazette put the Gunners ahead after the break. Valencia refused to go down without a fight and levelled the match once more through Gameiro.

But hat-trick hero Aubameyang had the final say to ensure Arsenal ran out 4-2 winners on the night to book their place in the final in Azerbaijan.

Here's how our man Neil McLeman rated the performances from the Mestalla Stadium.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates netting for Arsenal (PA)

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Cech 7

His final Arsenal game will be against Chelsea in Baku

Sokratis 5

The Greek defender was repeatedly targetted on the counter-attack

Koscielny 8

Arsenal's best defender after suffering serious injury in last year's semi

Monreal 7

Quietly effective display on the left-side of back three

Maitland-Niles 7

Caught out up field for Gameiro's goal. Tireless running

Torreira 7

Ran and harried all game and used possession simply and well

Alexandre Lacazette was on the scoresheet for Arsenal (Action Images via Reuters)

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Xhaka 7

Increasingly influential in the Arsenal midfield. Disciplined performance (for him)

Kolasinac 7

Good contest down the left with Daniel Wass. As ever, better going forward

Ozil 7

Had the calm and the class to slow the game down

Lacazette 7

Assist for Aubameyang opener. Hit post. Scored winner. 

Aubameyang 8

Superb finish and set up Lacazette chance with brilliant run

Subs:   Mkhitaryan/Ozil 62

Unused subs: Leno, Elneny, Iwobi, Mustafi, Guendouzi, Nketiah

The Gunners booked their place in the Europa League final (Kai Foersterling/EPA-EFE/REX)

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Ref: Danny Makkelie (NL)

Att: 44,481

Valencia: Neto 6; Garay 5, Piccini 6 (Soler, 56,5); Gabriel 6, Gaya 6; Wass 6, Parejo 7,Coquelin 6, Guedes 7, Gameiro 8, Rodrigo 6

Unused subs: Domenech, Roncaglia, Diakhaby, Lato, Torres, Mina