Arsenal beat BATE Borisov 3-0 on Thursday to advance to the UEFA Europa League's round of 16, overturning their one-goal deficit from the first leg. The aggregate score was 3-1.
Zakhar Volkov gave the hosts an early advantage with an unfortunate own-goal, and Shkodran Mustafi converted a corner to double the lead just before half-time. BATE had several chances to get on the board themselves, but the Gunners were the better team in the opening half.
That pattern continued after the break and Sokratis Papastathopoulos made it 3-0 on the hour mark.
The Gunners avoided major embarrassment against the minnows from Belarus, who caused a shock by winning the first leg.