Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has described Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg with Villarreal as “maybe the biggest game of my Arsenal career.”
The Gabon international scored a hat-trick against Valencia when Arsenal last reached this stage of the tournament in 2019.
With his team down 2-1 on aggregate, Aubameyang knows he must step up once again to help Arsenal reach the final.
“Definitely it was a good performance [against Valencia] and it was a big game as well,” Aubameyang said. “Yes I think it was my best performance since I’ve been here at Arsenal. It was really great game, hopefully I can do it tomorrow again!
“I think I was really motivated in these types of games because a few times I have received some criticism of not being involved in big games, so I wanted to show people that it’s not true.
“This is why I am really excited to play this game tomorrow because it is a big game and it’s a big moment for all of us. Hopefully we deliver again.
“For sure it will be one of [the biggest games of my Arsenal career]. Definitely this season is the most important game and we know that we have to win this game.
“It is a big opportunity for us to get to the final, we play at home and this is maybe the biggest game of my Arsenal career.”