Half a century and counting? Strike duo hold key to Arsenal hopes

Arsenal are aiming to win a first European trophy in a quarter of a century in distant Baku on Wednesday and their hopes of doing so appear to rest at the feet of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.

After missing out on a top-four place in the Premier League, the assessment of Unai Emery's first season in charge of the Gunners will be far kinder if they can end the campaign with victory in the Europa League final.

It all comes down to this London derby in an unlikely setting by the Caspian Sea -- if Arsenal win, they will have a first piece of European silverware since raising the Cup Winners' Cup in 1994 and with it the additional prize of a return to the Champions League.

And while the Gunners have frequently toiled defensively this season, conceding 51 goals in the Premier League, Emery knows he is the envy of almost every coach in Europe with Lacazette and Aubameyang in his ranks.

They have scored 50 times between them this season, with Lacazette getting 19 goals and being named the club's player of the year by Arsenal supporters.

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"I am happy with my season, not the best but I am happy."
- Snubbed again by France -
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"I am not going to say that the two of them don't deserve to be there, but I have a choice to make and I chose Wissam."