To have their Champions League dream cut short in the round of 16 stage is now the norm for Arsenal. The Gunners stare at another early knockout stage exit from Europe after folding at Bayern Munich last night, but they have an unlikely partner to share their grief with this time round: Barcelona.
To help matters, Arsenal and Barcelona aren’t unfamiliar with each other.
It was to Barcelona that Arsène Wenger’s team lost the last time they qualified past the round of 16. In the 2009/10 season. It was against Barcelona that Arsenal’s current run of six straight round of 16 exits kicked into...
To help matters, Arsenal and Barcelona aren’t unfamiliar with each other.
It was to Barcelona that Arsène Wenger’s team lost the last time they qualified past the round of 16. In the 2009/10 season. It was against Barcelona that Arsenal’s current run of six straight round of 16 exits kicked into...