Three English teams will be in the finals of European competitions for the first time ever – and it could yet be four.

Arsenal beat Valencia 7-3 on aggregate in their Europa League semi-final after going into the game with a 3-1 first-leg advantage – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring a hat-trick for the Gunners.

Midfielder Mesut Ozil tweeted a picture of the victorious players after the game, writing: “Off to the final baby.”

The other Europa League semi-final between Chelsea and Frankfurt, meanwhile, is in extra-time after finishing 2-2 on aggregate.

It follows amazing results in the Champions League earlier this week, with both Liverpool and Tottenham coming from 3-0 down in their semi-finals to see off La Liga champions Barcelona and Dutch giants Ajax.

Valencia started well at home to Arsenal, with Kevin Gameiro scoring after 11 minutes.

But Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got a goal back for the north Londoners after 17 minutes, calming nerves among the travelling supporters.

Alexandre Lacazette got Arsenal’s second goal in Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium, before Gameiro grabbed another one for the home side.

But Aubameyang followed up with two further strikes, sending Arsenal into the final in Baku – the capital of Azerbaijan – on 29 May.

Lacazette told BT Sport that Aubameyang had been “unbelievable”, adding: “We want the trophy.”

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