Ricardo: How is it a yellow card to put a mask on? Out of all the play-acting in this game from both teams and that gets a yellow? The amount of yellows amassed from celebrations is needless.

Yep, Auba was booked for the celebration

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is inches away from a hat-trick. Alex Iwobi picks him out and he pokes it past the keeper but just wide of the post.

I've had about one million texts and tweets pointing out that it was a Black Panther mask. I don't even know what a Mexican wrestling mask is, not sure why that was my guess.

Rennes bring on forward James Lea Siliki for midfielder Benjamin Andre.

Arsenal sub Henrikh Mkhitaryan is booked for a foul.

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Substitute Jonas has just volleyed Benfica back on to level terms in their tie with Dinamo Zagreb.

The aggregate score is now 1-1, with extra-time looming.

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Turns out that was a Black Panther mask in Auba's celebration, not a wrestling one. Sorry, I've been to the cinema once in about 10 years and that was to watch the Inbetweeners 2...

Ready for a classic football cliche? In many ways that changes nothing. Arsenal were going through anyway without that goal - and a Rennes goal would take this to extra time.

Alex Iwobi's first touch is almost to give Arsenal a bit of daylight. He controls the ball on the edge of the area and shoots just wide - probably should have done better.

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Arsenal make a double switch. Creative midfielders Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi are on for Mesut Ozil - who walks off the pitch at one mile at hour - and Alexandre Lacazette.

Charbel: Rennes are surely destined to grab a goal that would send them through.. please take Arsenal out!! (This is coming from a Chelsea fan). Go on Bourigeaud. Another rocket please!

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Ramy Bensebaini is miles offside so this wouldn't count but he hits a beautiful first-time volley from the corner of the box which cracks off the post.

There were about three Rennes players offside so the flag went up straight away.

Rennes are starting to come back into this game. Ismaila Sarr nutmegs a defender and then wins a corner.

Rennes manager Julien Stephan paces the touchline nervously. Almost time to roll the dice and make a sub?

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David: These Rennes players need to grow up. Stop diving around and constantly asking for a yellow card.

Jack: Can we avoid the plucky Rennes narrative? They are a nasty, cynical cheating team.

Rennes fans are making plenty of noise in the away end. Sead Kolasinac concedes a corner.

Rennes lose the ball. Arsenal lose the ball. Rennes lose the ball. Someones makes a tackle. Someone rolls around. Rennes lose the ball.

That's been the first 15 minutes of this half.

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Dom: Apparently English gravity is a little stronger than French gravity. Only reason I can think of that the Rennes players seem to have so much difficulty staying on their feet.

Shane: If Arsenal are becoming a force then the other Premier League teams must be apocalyptic. If this is what a force looks like then it's not very threatening.

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Now it's Arsenal's turn to overreact to a tackle. Sead Kolasinac goes down in 'agony' following a fair tackle from Benjamin Andre.