Arsenal 1-3 Monaco: A painful slap for Wenger and his team
Giroud shot six times this match but all went out.
Arsenal is considered a lucky draw in this year’s round of 16, compared to other second-place teams or compared to themselves in recent seasons.
However, Arsenal still received tragic results in the first leg of the round of 16.
The 1/8th round still seems to be a difficult one to break for the `Gunners`.
Arsenal 1-3 Monaco
To make up for the boring first half performance of both teams, the final result was dramatic, especially in extra time.
In the first minute of extra time, reserve midfielder Oxlade Chamberlain shortened the score to 1-2, rekindling hope for the Gunners.
Arsenal didn’t play well and were unlucky.
Looking at the deadlocked home team, on the field the French teacher could not hide his disappointment.
Coach Wenger hugged his face because of his student’s deadlocked playing style.
Arsenal was the team that controlled the game, while Monaco proactively played counter-attacking defense.
For most of the first half, Monaco only occasionally launched a counter-attack that was not very dangerous.
Berbatov is still effective when facing the goalkeeper.
In the second half, the home team accelerated and played faster.
Coach Wenger sent Theo Walcott and then Chamberlain onto the field to take advantage of the speed of the two English players.
However, it was the English midfielder who lost the ball a few minutes later when Arsenal was attacking, giving Monaco a chance to quickly counterattack.