Arsenal could have been staring at a shock exit from the Europa League on Thursday night had it not been for the quality of Mohamed Elneny. The Egyptian international has not always been a regular starter in Arsene Wenger's team, but he proved in Russia that he is an important cog in the machine. Following a few days of dramatic results in Europe, specifically Barcelona's collapse against Roma in the Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal came close to suffering a similar fate. The Gunners headed into the second leg with a 4-1 lead from the contest at the Emirates, but they were 2-0 down in Russia after 50 minutes. Had CSKA hit the back of the net for a third time without reply then...
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