Just when we needed him most, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang came up with the goods again with a late winner against Benfica.
The goal - his second of the match - sent us into the last-16 of the Europa League, so how were his nerves as the clock ticked down towards the end with the scores tied at 2-2?
"Solid! I have to tell the truth!" he told Arsenal.com. "It was a hard one, but at the end I think we deserved it because we showed great character tonight, all the team and the guys that came in as well. They gave so much for the comeback and we did it, so we are so happy!
"It’s hard because when you concede one, it’s okay, but then when you concede a second one, you know that you have to score two goals again, so it’s really hard, but as I said, we showed character and we kept calm during the whole match. We scored in the last minute and we are happy.
"It could be very good [for the rest of the campaign]. I think in this difficult season, hopefully this will give us some hope, but also some confidence for the future that we can do comebacks like this."
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