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Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by ogbiwa: 7:09am On Feb 28, 2020
Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a glaring chance with the last kick of the match as Arsenal crashed to a shocking Europa League defeat at the hands of Olympiakos.

Aubameyang, so often the Gunners' saviour, looked like he had once again rescued his side from an abject showing when his superb scissor kick - which cancelled out Pape Abou Cisse's opener - put them in the driving seat with seven minutes left of extra time.

But the visitors punished awful set-piece defending for a second time on the night as Youssef El Arabi poked home in front of their raucous travelling fans.

And there was still time for the unmarked Aubameyang to somehow screw wide from five yards out and condemn Mikel Arteta's side to their first defeat of 2020.

For large periods of a flat game a full-strength Arsenal XI were frustrated, frustrating and feeble in front of goal - with their first shot on target not arriving until the 77th minute.

Olympiakos were hardly buccaneering in their approach, especially considering they had lost the first leg in Athens, but carried out their gameplan perfectly to steal a famous win and progress to the last 16.

Limp Gunners lose route to Champions League
Arteta had talked in the build-up of having three routes into Europe for next season but this competition was surely his best bet of an unlikely seat at the Champions League top table.

To go out in such limp fashion will leave the manager livid - and for most of the night he was the most animated member of the Arsenal contingent.

Familiar failings were their undoing as the Greek side twice scored from set-pieces.

First, Aubameyang allowed 6ft 6ins centre-back Cisse a totally free header from a corner, and then David Luiz appeared to leave a cross from a half-cleared 120th-minute corner and gift El Arabi a lunging tap-in.

Olympiakos came to defend deep and in numbers, to frustrate Arsenal and then to hopefully score from a corner. It was a strategy they pulled off impeccably.

But they must have expected an Arsenal forward line of Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Mesut Ozil and Nicolas Pepe - recruited at a cost of around £215m - to cause more problems.

The four managed just one shot on target between them before Aubameyang's brilliant late goal that briefly had Arsenal progressing.

Ozil's cross was nodded on by substitute Gabriel Martinelli and the Gabon striker rearranged himself masterfully to crack an acrobatic effort into the back of the net.

The home fans, who greeted the full-time whistle with apathy rather than anger, roared into belated life but it was the supporters at the other end who will now have their eyes on Friday's draw.

'We had a lot of intentions in this competition'
Arsenal looked to have done the hard part last week when they ground out a 1-0 win in Greece. After all, the club had progressed from all 17 of their European ties when winning the first leg away from home.

But from early on they looked short of ideas and moved the ball so slowly across midfield.

For all the money spent up front the most likely route to goal all night looked like coming through teenage left-back Bukayo Saka, a constant outlet, but when he did provide a beautiful cross at the end of Arsenal's best move of the game, Lacazette was offside as he converted from close range.

Saka and Pepe - a deeply frustrating figure to watch - both put in nine crosses but they were easy to defend.

Arteta could point to decisions that did not go his side's way - a yellow card shown to Ousseynou Ba for a foul on the edge of the area could have been red, and an offside flag that could have been raised in the build-up to Olympiakos' winner.

But the truth is Arsenal just did not create enough to win. Arsenal had won three in a row coming into the game and this was their first defeat in 11, but there is still much to be done.

"It hurts a lot. We had a lot of intentions in this competition," Arteta said.

"We were in control but conceded a set-piece to put us in a difficult position. We created a lot of chances and got ourselves in a good position. If you concede four goals from set-pieces in two games it makes it very difficult."

To add injury to insult, Arsenal also lost defender Shkodran Mustafi to a hamstring problem.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51623263

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by logon599: 7:10am On Feb 28, 2020
Must've been a painful one. I feel for the gunners and Arteta in particular who looks like he has started changing something in Arsenal. I don't think they should let this defeat deter them. The club are on an obvious upward turn and just need to fix the familiar problems associated with Arsenal and also back Arteta in the next transfer market and I see them doing something big in the not so distant future

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by 01mcfadden(m): 7:12am On Feb 28, 2020
Arsenal?
Tueh

Arsenal fans definitely one of the football fans with a huge self denial.
They go about exhibiting selected criticisms.

Aubameyang missed that baby sitter and guess what, it was Laca they're were cursing all through. They all looked away when Auba missed that golden chance.

O ye Gunners, your season is over.
Tueh!

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by Ernerstdavid55(m): 7:12am On Feb 28, 2020
Who is asenal? Is dat a name of a movie or wat

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by Groovenaija360(m): 7:12am On Feb 28, 2020
grin
Hahaha ah ah

Arsenal fans how market now??

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by Simplebeauty: 7:12am On Feb 28, 2020
grin

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by gnykelly(m): 7:13am On Feb 28, 2020
Serge Gnabry has scored more goals in London this season than Nicolas Pepe. Just a reminder that Arsenal sold Gnabry for £4m and bought Pepe for £72m.

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by hisexcellency34: 7:13am On Feb 28, 2020
UEFA should scrap away goal rule. That thing doesn't favour Arsenal

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by Kiddinpoh(m): 7:13am On Feb 28, 2020
Oh dear ASSnal! Give it another shot next season

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by JosephXavier: 7:13am On Feb 28, 2020
Arsenal has no hope in going to Europe next season. They should just forget continental football and focus on lifting the premier league

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by maestroferddi: 7:13am On Feb 28, 2020
Arsenal na comedy Central...

You overlook the likes of Ancelloti and Allegri to appoint a rookie coach like Arteta.

I have moved on...

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by autonomous22: 7:13am On Feb 28, 2020
Arsenal cut my slip... I will curse them o

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by NextD18: 7:13am On Feb 28, 2020
It will be easier for Nigeria to win World Cup than ASSnal to win any European trophy.

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by maynation(f): 7:14am On Feb 28, 2020
Arsenal is cursed. undecided
Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by Starhearts: 7:14am On Feb 28, 2020
Things falling apart
Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by kiarra(m): 7:14am On Feb 28, 2020
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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by Nobody: 7:14am On Feb 28, 2020
shocked

Is Arsenal a club? Mtweee!!!!

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by slimanyd: 7:15am On Feb 28, 2020
They should try again next year

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by TriCee: 7:15am On Feb 28, 2020
They didn't see it coming.. .
Well, they hired a youth corper coach, make dem enjoy

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by Wizywiz(m): 7:15am On Feb 28, 2020
autonomous22:
Arsenal cut my slip... I will curse them o
cheesy grin sorry bro...but you really have to stop betting

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by Hadeyeancah(m): 7:15am On Feb 28, 2020
Useless club

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by Roadtoyesterday: 7:16am On Feb 28, 2020
Very uselss team

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by chronique(m): 7:16am On Feb 28, 2020
Don't know how jinxed one can be as an arsenal fan. If Arsenal can't kill me, nobody can. LMAO.

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by Uyi168: 7:17am On Feb 28, 2020
E sweet my belle..

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by Nobody: 7:18am On Feb 28, 2020
Wenger spirit have not left arsenal

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by bikerboy1(m): 7:18am On Feb 28, 2020
A thread created to mock arsenal.

We already know they are out.
No need for the news angry

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by Nobody: 7:18am On Feb 28, 2020
gnykelly:
Serge Gnabry has scored more goals in London this season than Nicolas Pepe.
Just a reminder that Arsenal sold Gnabry for £4m and bought Pepe for £72m.
mad o

To imagine the under achievers are still owing for this same pepe

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by YorubaKinging: 7:19am On Feb 28, 2020
Let's see how this prevents coronaVirus from spreading
I wonder when you foolish people will get sense
Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by Bimpe29: 7:20am On Feb 28, 2020
Congratulations to all Manchester United fans!
But, it's been observed that one of our neighbors at Soccer Street, EPL was knocked out despite winning the crucial first leg away.

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by Kelvin30286063(m): 7:20am On Feb 28, 2020
They played well though. I watched the match and I was impressed by how much they pressed their opponents for the first goal. It was like Barca playing. They were so high up the field and their passes were smooth.
That Arteta guy is a genius... It was just not their night. Football is a bitch

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Re: Arsenal Knocked Out Of The Europa League By Last Minute Away Goal by thoollz: 7:20am On Feb 28, 2020
English teams!!! Well we all know the real teams from the academy this season. Liverpool, Mancity and Wolves can still make England proud this season. The rest are there to keep up appearances.

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