Wenger hails Arsenal win after 'nightmare' week

Under-flame Arsenal administrator Arsene Wenger was alleviated after his side's amazing 2-0 Europa League last 16, first-leg triumph at AC Milan on Thursday, following a "bad dream" week. 

Henrikh Mkhitaryan drove Arsenal into a fifteenth moment lead with his first objective for the club, and a shellshocked Milan fell further behind before half-time as Aaron Ramsey waltzed through to score. 

Wenger urgently required a positive come about in the wake of going under weight for a keep running of four straight thrashings, and he got only that against a Milan side who saw a 13-coordinate unbeaten run finished. 

"It is an essential win obviously after we had a bad dream week," the 68-year-old Frenchman disclosed to BT Sport. 

"I am content with the soul and reaction we gave. When you are thumped down like a boxer you don't have sufficient energy to respond and you are just most of the way up, yet you need to react. 

"Your pride and want to demonstrate quality needs to come through in the diversion." 

Gennaro Gattuso's seven-time European champions now have everything to do in front of the second leg at the Emirates in seven days. 

"Arms stockpile are in an exceptionally troublesome period, however are an extraordinary group, yet we committed an excessive number of errors," said Gattuso. 

In any case, Arsenal, 13 focuses afloat of the best four in the Premier League, will be sure of proceeding with their offer to come back to the Champions League by winning Europe's second-level rivalry out of the blue. 

"General it is vital to win, yet it isn't capability. We need to complete the activity at home," Wenger included. 

Weapons store began brilliantly at the San Siro yet were fortunate not to yield a punishment when Hakan Calhanoglou remained on his feet in spite of seeming to have been fouled by onrushing Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina. 

Just minutes after the fact Arsenal broke the halt, as Mesut Ozil bolstered Armenian Mkhitaryan, a January marking from Manchester United, to cut inside and discharge in a shot which redirected past home attendant Gianluigi Donnarumma off Leonardo Bonucci. 

The Gunners developed in certainty after that strike, with Donnarumma making two great spares late in the opening time frame to deny Calum Chambers and Danny Welbeck, before Mkhitaryan hit the crossbar. 

Be that as it may, the guests did twofold their favorable position before the interim, as Ramsey ran onto Ozil's superbly weighted through ball and adjusted Donnarumma to take advantage of an unfilled net. 

Giacomo Bonaventura scooped a shot over in the second half when he ought to have improved the situation, while Suso penetrated a left-footed strike out for a toss in. 

Colombian guardian Ospina did well to beat Nikola Kalinic to a through ball when the substitute appeared to be in on objective, as Arsenal finished off a truly necessary win. 

Salzburg stun Dortmund 

Borussia Dortmund drooped to a stun first-leg 2-1 misfortune at home to Salzburg, in spite of the fact that Andre Schurrle's second-half strike cut the shortage in front of one week from now's arrival amusement in Austria. 

Kosovo universal Valon Berisha scored twice not long after half-time to place Salzburg in charge, the first from the punishment spot, and leave German monsters Dortmund confronting an unexpected exit. 

La Liga title challengers Atletico Madrid facilitated to a 3-0 triumph over Lokomotiv Moscow at the Wanda Metropolitano, with Saul Niguez, Diego Costa and Koke scoring the objectives for Diego Simeone's side. 

Brazilian protector Marcelo scored the main objective as last season's semi-finalists Lyon snatched a 1-0 win at CSKA Moscow, as they hope to go one better this term with the last at their Groupama Stadium. 

Lucas Ocampos scored twice, incorporating into the primary moment, with Dimitri Payet likewise on the scoresheet as Marseille saw off Athletic Bilbao 3-1. 

Lazio were held to a 2-2 home attract their tie with Dynamo Kiev, while RB Leipzig will take a lead over Zenit St Petersburg to Russia after Timo Werner finished a four-diversion objective dry season in a 2-1 win. 

Wearing Lisbon put one foot into the quarter-finals with a 2-0 home triumph against Viktoria Plzen.