Sokratis replaced the injured Laurent Koscielny in the second half and scored with his fifth touchArsenal powered into the last 16 of the Europa League with a comfortable second-leg victory over Bate Borisov at Emirates Stadium. They will hope to go one step further this time around though - the prospect of securing an automatic spot in the Champions League by winning the Europa League is a strong motivator. Including qualifiers, Belarusian sides have lost four of their five visits to English clubs in the UEFA Europa League; with Bate's win at Everton in December 2009 the sole success. Arsenal substitutes have scored 13 goals in all competitions this season, more than any other Premier League side. Arsenal's opener against Bate was their fastest in European competition since Lukas Podolski netted against Galatasaray (2 mins 1 sec) in the Champions League in December 2014.

Source: BBC February 20, 2019 16:18 UTC