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Arsenal are out of the Champions League
So are Manchester United and spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. Not much comfort in that on the night, but it illustrates what kind of competition the Champions League is. It takes something really special to go all the way, that and a good portion of luck. The scandalous defending from the first leg had left us with too much to do, and over both legs we lost to a team that didn't make the errors we did.
Thierry Henry
To often he has been accused of not performing in big matches. The truth of that can be debated to say the least. He has scored his fair share of goals in europe trough the years, and he did it again tonight. A sublime Thierry Henry strike gave Arsenal the momentum they needed to go through to the quarterfinals. Sadly his teammates was unable to provide the necessary support for him to clinch a remarkable recovery from the "Munich disaster".
Was a new star born tonight?
A dip in form for Kolo Toure combined with injuries to Sol Campbell and Pascal Cygan has given Phillipe Senderos a run in the first team now. He has matured game by game, and tonight I thought he was colossal in the Arsenal defense. Sol Campbell's partner for next season could very well be Phillipe Senderos. It's early days for Senderos yet, but I just wonder if we might have seen the first glimpses of yet another masterstroke from Le Boss.
Bolton
We are now left with the FA Cup as our remaining hope for a trophy this year. First up is a trip to Bolton. They might think they are in with a fair chance to upset The Gunners again. No way. Thierry Henry is back in goalscoring form, Patrick Vieira is once again (at long last) being counted in midfield and we have three straight clean sheets now. Perhaps that wasn't enough to rise from the dead against Bayern, but it will be more than sufficient to overcome Bolton. We may still be parading the cup in may and come august we will have just as many points as Chelski. So, my fellow gooners - we may be down, but we will never be out.
So are Manchester United and spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. Not much comfort in that on the night, but it illustrates what kind of competition the Champions League is. It takes something really special to go all the way, that and a good portion of luck. The scandalous defending from the first leg had left us with too much to do, and over both legs we lost to a team that didn't make the errors we did.
Thierry Henry
To often he has been accused of not performing in big matches. The truth of that can be debated to say the least. He has scored his fair share of goals in europe trough the years, and he did it again tonight. A sublime Thierry Henry strike gave Arsenal the momentum they needed to go through to the quarterfinals. Sadly his teammates was unable to provide the necessary support for him to clinch a remarkable recovery from the "Munich disaster".
Was a new star born tonight?
A dip in form for Kolo Toure combined with injuries to Sol Campbell and Pascal Cygan has given Phillipe Senderos a run in the first team now. He has matured game by game, and tonight I thought he was colossal in the Arsenal defense. Sol Campbell's partner for next season could very well be Phillipe Senderos. It's early days for Senderos yet, but I just wonder if we might have seen the first glimpses of yet another masterstroke from Le Boss.
Bolton
We are now left with the FA Cup as our remaining hope for a trophy this year. First up is a trip to Bolton. They might think they are in with a fair chance to upset The Gunners again. No way. Thierry Henry is back in goalscoring form, Patrick Vieira is once again (at long last) being counted in midfield and we have three straight clean sheets now. Perhaps that wasn't enough to rise from the dead against Bayern, but it will be more than sufficient to overcome Bolton. We may still be parading the cup in may and come august we will have just as many points as Chelski. So, my fellow gooners - we may be down, but we will never be out.
posted by Norwegian Gooner at 23:38
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