LONDON: Arsenal endured a nervous night as they lost 1-0 to Greek side Olympiakos on Thursday (Mar 18) but progressed into the Europa League quarter-finals 3-2 on aggregate.
After a 3-1 victory in Athens last week and reaching halftime unscathed in the return, Arsenal looked comfortable.
But when Youssef El Arabi’s deflected shot left Bernd Leno wrong-footed early in the second half it gave the visitors hope and increased the tension among the home ranks.
Olympiacos’ Youssef El-Arabi (R) in action against Arsenal’s Kieran Tierney (L) during the UEFA Europa League round of 16, second leg soccer match between Arsenal FC and Olympiacos Piraeus in London, Britain, 18 March 2021. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN Arsenal wasted several late chances to ease the jitters with captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, restored to the starting line-up being left out of Sunday’s north London derby for disciplinary reasons, guilty of a poor miss.
Olympiakos had Ousseynou Ba sent off late on and Arsenal were spared any late dramas as they avenged last season’s elimination by the Greek champions to take their place in Friday’s last-eight draw.
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