PRAHA - Arsenal coach, Mikel Arteta, praised his team's aggressiveness when they beat Slavia Praha 4-0 in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-final on Friday (16/4) early morning Western Indonesian Time. Niclas Pepe opened the scoring in the 18th minute, before being added by Alexandre Lacazette in the 21st minute with a penalty.

Three minutes later, it was Bukayo Saka's turn to put his name on the scoreboard. Arsenal successfully closed the first half with three goals without reply.

Lacazette again added advantage and finished Arsenal's goal party in the 77th minute. The victory at the same time brought the Gunners to the semi-final party with a convincing aggregate, 5-1.

"We started the match with confidence and high pressure against the opponent. I like watching our reaction against the opponent. We scored beautiful goals. Clean sheets are also very important for us," said Arteta as reported by Tribalfootball , Friday (16/4).

Arteta argues, the victory over Slavia Prague helps the Gunners to be more confident against Sheffield United in the English Premier League, this weekend.

Arsenal are still trying to slowly crawl into the European zone if they can consistently win matches in domestic competitions.

"The players are currently confident. Our performance is very high and growing," explained Arteta. "This is an important win at a crucial moment. We won in a convincing way. My compliments go to the players."