Arsenal sail through to the quarter finals after a deserved victory over AC Milan in the Europa League

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- Arsene Wenger's men made it through to the last eight

- The London club defeated AC Milan with a 5-1 aggregate scoreline

- Arsenal are in contention to play Champions League football next season

Arsenal have qualified for the Europa League quarter finals after a 3-1 victory at the Emirates and a 5-1 aggregate scoreline.

Arsene Wenger side who had won the first leg by 2-0 at the San Siro, dominated proceedings in the early exchanges of the match but to no avail.

The Rossoneri went ahead through Hakan Calhanoglu as his shot beat Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina to give the San Siro side a lifeline in the 35th minute.

However Milan's lead did last more than two minutes as Ricardo Rodriguez pushed Danny Welbeck to concede a penalty and the England striker made no mistake to keep the scores even.

Granit Xhaka's effort from long range put the Gunners into the lead for the first time in the match as the north London club were in full control of making it through to last eight.

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Welbeck put the icing on the cake as he headed home Arsenal's fourth to put the tie beyond the Italian side. It ended 3-1 in favour of Arsenal.

Wenger's men revive their hopes of playing Champions League football next season as they progressed into the next stage.

Manchester United went through the back door after winning last season's competition when they defeated Ajax in the final.

The Emirates outfit are technically out of contention for a top four finish in the Premier League as they are in sixth position, eight points off Chelsea who are in fifth.

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