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Arsenal 3-0 BATE Borisov (Agg 3-1): 5 talking points as Gunners advance in Europa League

Sokratis and Aubameyang celebrate scoring against BATE Borisov [Courtesy]

Arsenal bounced back from their dismal defeat in Belarus to comfortably dispose of BATE Borisov on home soil and book their place in the Europa League last 16.

Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Unai Emery's men took just over three minutes to wipe out the visitors' aggregate lead, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang twisting past Aleksandar Filipovic before fizzing a low cross, which deflected off Zakhar Volkov's shins and into the net.

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