VALENCIA: Arsenal coach Unai Emery would rather focus on winning the Europa League than worry about securing a place in next season's Champions League, the Spaniard said on Wednesday ahead of his side's semi-final second leg against Valencia on Thursday.
"The Europa League is a trophy and we are playing in it to win it," Emery, whose side hold a 3-1 lead going into the second leg in Valencia, told a news conference. Emery spent four seasons as coach of Valencia, leading them to top-three finishes in La Liga in his final three campaigns, yet he never endeared himself to the club's famously demanding supporters because his side never challenged for trophies.He also angered the club for an exuberant celebration when his Sevilla side knocked Valencia out of the 2014 Europa League semi-finals with a last-gasp goal from Stephane Mbia.
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