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Arsenal midfielder Ramsey: We can handle trip to Napoli

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey felt they could've scored more for their Europa League win over Napoli.

Ramsey struck in the 2-0 quarterfinal first-leg win.

He said, "To keep a clean sheet and score a couple of goals was a lovely place to start the first leg, so we're delighted with that. We suffered a lot - they're a very good team and we had to dig in tonight. It's a great start to the quarter-final.

"I should have scored in the second half, but these things happen sometimes. We're delighted that we kept a clean sheet and scored a couple of goals. We go into the second leg with that bit of a cushion, but we know from past experience that it's a difficult place to go."

On their poor away form, Ramsey added: "We have won away from home this season, so we are capable of doing it. We haven't done so [often] of late but we're confident that we can [put that right] towards the end of the season. There's six games left in the Premier League and hopefully we can finish the job off and be in the top four and also get through to the semi-final."

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