Are Arsenal over-reliant on Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang following their Europa League exploits?
Every good team needs a top striker banging in the goals but Arsenal are fortunate enough to have two of them currently.And the Gunners have Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to thank as their exploits helped the club book their place in the Europa League final on May 29.8Aubameyang fired in his first Arsenal hat-trick, while Lacazette scored the other as the Gunners claimed a 4-2 victory over Valencia, going through to face Chelsea on Baku with a 7-3 aggregate win.They won the first leg 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium thanks to Lacazette’s first-half brace and Aubameyang’s late strike.The pair have a great understanding and to the casual observer their goals appear to be very important to the Gunners’ success.But just how vital have the France and Gabon internationals’ strikes been to Arsenal this season? Below you can see how many Premier League points Lacazette and Aubameyang’s goals have earned them as well as how much their scoring has helped them on their road to the Europa League final.

Premier League

Winning the Europa League is pretty much Arsenal’s only route into securing Champions League football next season.They can still finish in the top four but must beat Burnley and hope Tottenham lose at home to Everton while also making up eight goals on their north London rivals on the final day.There have been plenty of positive points this season, with Emery’s men going on a 22-game unbeaten run between August and December, 14 of them league matches.8Lacazette and Aubameyang have scored 13 and 20 league goals this season respectively but how many points have these strikes earned their team in the 2018/19 campaign?Below you can see just how effective their goals have been in helping put points on the board, with thanks to Opta.8

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Europa League – Group stage

Arsenal topped their Europa League group pretty easily and Lacazette and Aubameyang’s work was not needed too much.However, if it wasn’t for Aubameyang’s double against Vorskla Poltava and Lacazette’s winner against Qarabag on matchdays one and six respectively then they could have ended up qualifying in second and thus being drawn against a trickier opponent in the knockout stages…8

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The Gunners suffered an embarrassing loss at minnows BATE Borisov, going down to a 1-0 defeat which actually saw Lacazette receive a red card in Belarus.Thankfully for Arsenal, they were able to turn it around in London, winning 3-0 thanks to goals from Shkodran Mustafi and Sokratis Papastathopoulos as well as Zakhar Volkov’s own goal.8

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They needed their strikers to be firing in the next round with Rennes giving them a scare after beating the Gunners 3-1 in France, Alex Iwobi scoring Arsenal’s goal.But an Aubameyang brace as well as Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ goal secured a 3-0 triumph and a 4-3 win on aggregate to keep Arsenal’s Europa League dreams alive.BT Sport8

Quarter-finals

Then came their first big test of the competition in the form of Serie A giants Napoli but Arsenal made pretty easy work of it.Aubameyang and Lacazette played in both legs but it was Aaron Ramsey and Kalidou Koulibaly’s own goal which put the Gunners in charge of the first leg with a 2-0 win.Arsenal then went to the Stadio San Paolo and earned a 1-0 victory thanks to Lacazette’s 30-yard free-kick.8

Semi-finals

The pair really came into their own in the semi-finals though, scoring all SEVEN of Arsenal’s goals over the two legs against the LaLiga side.8If they’re playing, then Arsenal have every chance of getting Champions League football as they’ll cause plenty of problems for Chelsea’s defence.

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Goalkeepers with the most clean sheets in 2018, including Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham stars
Another year is in the books and 2018 – in the world of football – has been a blast.We had a cracking Champions League final with Sergio Ramos shouldering the blame for Liverpool’s defeat in Kiev, we had a thrilling time at the World Cup in Russia as England shocked the globe andITnearly came home, and the 2018/19 season has got off to an amazing start.As we all know, the most important thing in football is goals and we’ve seen an awful lot of them as the elite attackers in Europe treated us to all manner of finishers, whether finessed or frantically fumbled home.There are, thankfully, plenty of world class goalkeepers across Europe looking to stop them from doing so.But which shot-stoppers have kept the most clean sheets over the last 12 months in Europe’s top five leagues?Find out below…

14. Anthony Lopes (Lyon) – Clean sheets = 13 (Games = 41)

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13. Benoit Costil (Bordeaux) – Clean sheets = 13 (Games = 42)

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12. David De Gea (Manchester United) – Clean sheets = 13 (Games = 42)

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11. Fernando Pacheco (Alaves) – Clean sheets = 14 (Games = 36)

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10. Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint-Germain) – Clean sheets = 15 (Games = 31)

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9. Kepa Arrizabalaga (Athletic Bilbao and Chelsea) – Clean sheets = 15 (Games = 40)

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8. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur) – Clean sheets = 16 (Games = 38)

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7. Roman Burki (Borussia Dortmund) – Clean sheets = 16 (Games = 42)

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6. Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus) – Clean sheets = 17 (Games = 30)

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5. Samir Handanovic (Inter Milan) – Clean sheets = 17 (Games = 43)

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4. Ederson (Manchester City) – Clean sheets = 17 (Games = 43)

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3. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) – Clean sheets = 17 (Games = 47)

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2. Alisson (Roma and Liverpool) – Clean sheets = 24 (Games = 50)

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1. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) – Clean sheets = 27 (Games = 50)

Goals conceded = 36 – 0.72 per game14

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View Clean sheets played by Premier League clubs for 2018/19 and previous seasons, on the official website of the Premier League.

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Europe’s stars whose contracts expire in 2020, including James Rodriguez, Luka Modric and Jordi Alba
A number of world class players are out of contract in 2020 and could therefore be snapped up for a bargain or their current clubs risk losing them for nothing.Chelsea ace Eden Hazard is one of them and is stalling on a new deal to seal his dream move to Real Madrid.6But after exploring which Premier League stars could movebefore their deal ends, talkSPORT.com has scoured the rest of Europe to see who could make a move on the cheap.

James Rodriguez (Real Madrid)

Rodriguez is currently on loan at Bayern Munich and although he enjoyed a good first season with the German champions, he has struggled for form this term under Niko Kovac.He is set to return to Real Madrid at the end of the campaign but Los Blancos chiefs are reportedly ready to part ways with the Colombian a year before his deal ends in 2020.6There has been interest from Arsenal for his signature and the north London outfit have made enquiries about the playmaker over a potential summer deal. Serie A side Napoli have also shown interest.

Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain)

PSG marksman Cavani is another player whose deal expires in 2020.The Uruguay international has made his name as one of the best strikers in the world from his time at Napoli and PSG but is yet to be offered a new deal by the French champions.6Last month, Cavani was linked with a move to Chelseabut the west London club instead opted to sign Gonzalo Higuain. The Blues have the option to sign Higuain permanently but if he fails to impress then Cavani could be a cheap alternative.The 31-year-old is no doubt reaching the tail-end of his career but he is still a prolific goalscorer with 132 goals in 180 appearances for PSG, making him their all-time top scorer.

Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

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Jordi Alba (Barcelona)

Alba and Barcelona have been in talks over a new deal in the last few months but they are reportedlyvery far apart in their negotiations.He performed brilliantly for the Catalan giants last season, featuring in 33 matches and recording two goals and eight assists as his side won the LaLiga title.6However, at 29-years-old, Camp Nou chiefs may have an eye for the future and look to move Alba onto another club to maximise profits on the full-back.

Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain)

Veteran centre-back Silva has spent seven years with PSG and made over 150 Ligue 1 appearances for the French side.The Brazilian is still a very capable defender as shown by his monstrous performance against Liverpool in the Champions League earlier this season.6However, it is only a matter of time before the 34-year-old loses his legs. He will be almost 36 when his contract ends and he plans to see out his deal in France.Retirement is the most likely path Silva would take but it would be great to see him do a stint in the Premier League.

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