We may have lost the first leg of our Europa League semi-final against Villarreal, but Nicolas Pepe’s penalty could prove to be a pivotal moment in the tie. The Ivorian kept his cool from the spot to give us a precious away goal and Mikel Arteta hopes that it will give is the boost we need ahead of next week’s game at Emirates Stadium. “It gives us belief that if we do the right things and we play at our level, we can beat them,” Arteta told Arsenal Media. “[I’m] disappointed that we lost the game obviously. We had some issues. The fact that we conceded really early in the game affected us. We lost our organisation, we were really stretched and there were big differences...
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