Arsenal crashed out of the Europa League after a 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid this evening.
Arsene Wenger won’t end his final season at Arsenal with a trophy after losing 1-0 to Atletico Madrid in this evening’s Europa League semi-final clash.
The Gunners drew 1-1 in the first leg at the Emirates Stadium last week, as Antoine Griezmann cancelled out Alexandre Lacazette’s opener to give the Spaniards an away goal.
Arsenal made the unenviable trip to the Wanda Metropolitano in search of a result, but Diego Simeone’s side kept yet another clean sheet at home to advance with a 1-0 win and 3-2 on aggregate.
It was Griezmann who created the only goal of tonight’s second leg, as he picked out former Chelsea striker Diego Costa, who went through to score the winner.
Atletico stood strong – as they always do – and knocked Arsenal out, meaning Wenger will end his final season in charge of the Gunners trophy-less.
Wenger must now attempt to secure sixth place in the Premier League and another Europa League spot, given that Burnley are breathing down their necks, with Spurs fans enjoying tonight’s results.
Tottenham fans have taken to Twitter to mock their North London rivals, suggesting that Arsenal are living in their shadow and will have to get used to Thursday nights in the Europa League as Champions League qualification was finally ruled out for the Gunners tonight.
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