Arsenal Draw Atletico Madrid In UEFA Europa League Semi-Final

Arsenal drew Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semi-final tie held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

The Gunners progressed to the last-four after beating CSKA Moscow 6-3 on aggregate.

The North London based outfit won the home leg 4-1 with playmaker of Turkish origin Mesut Ozil playing a hand in every goal.

Arsenal then went onto draw the second leg 2-2 in Russia.

The Gunners have made winning the Europa League a priority as it poses the best chance the club have of booking a place in the Champions League next season.

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A top-four Premier League finish looks out of the question for Arsenal.

Atletico Madrid meanwhile booked a place in the last-four after beating Sporting Lisbon 2-1 on aggregate.

Atleti beat the Portuguese giants 2-0 in Madrid before losing 1-0 in Lisbon.

The ties will be played Thursday 26 April and Thursday 3 May with the final at Stade de Lyon on Wednesday 16 May.

The other semi-final clash will see Salzburg take on Marseille.

The Full Draw:

Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid

Salzburg vs Marseille