Damning -Statistics have uncovered the entire scale of Arsenal's Champions League exit after their semi -final defeat against PSG -draining a season to forget for the side of Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal bowed from the European top match after a 2-1 defeat against the French champions, eight days after a 1-0 loss at the Emirates.
The Gunners initially started the night clearly with a lot of possession before Fine Saves from Gianluigi Donnarumma denied them.
Fabian Ruiz then opened the score just before half an hour, with Achraf Hakimi then doubled the lead of the Parisians, making the late goal of Bukayo Saka nothing more than just a comfort.
The strategy of Arsenal was clearly in the opening fairs – launched long balls in the box – and it almost immediately finished when Gabriel Martinelli arrived at the end of the long throw of Thomas Partey, but was refused by Donnarumma.
But this approach, although aggressive, turned out not to be effective, where Arsenal could not benefit from one of their air threats. In total they launched 11 long throws in the box – the most under Arteta – but still could not break through.
This defeat still marks a disappointing chapter in a season in which Arsenal has had difficulty turning potential into results – with Arsenal now trophy -free in five years.
Their newest semi-final Exit is expanding a worrying trend for the men of Arteta, who have not won any semi-final match since their last major triumph-a 2-0 FA Cup victory on Manchester City in 2020.
In the past five years, Arsenal has confronted Villarreal in the Europa League, Liverpool and Newcastle in the Carabao Cup, and now PSG in semi-final with only two goals to show about all those two-legged tires.
And it is not much better in the interior, because Liverpool closed the Premier League title with four more games.
A defeat for home in Bournemouth last weekend only emphasized the problems, because the side of Arteta dropped 21 points of winning positions – a stat that fans wonder how a season with so much promise has been going out so far.
This season, Arsenal has earned praise for their attacking bravery of set pieces, with their well -drilled routines that often catch opponents.
However, there is a striking error in their setup – 38.7 percent of the goals they have admitted come from set pieces. Despite the expert work of Nicolas Jover in the field of training, the defensive vulnerability of the team in these situations has become great concern.
Asked if he is sure that Arsenal will win a trophy shortly after the defeat at PSG, Arteta replied. “It depends on it.
'This team, two years ago, no one believed that we could probably be eligible for the Champions League, not even thinking that we could finish second or compete in the competition.
'Or have the number of points that we had in another year, you are a champion. Or the run and the results and the versions we had in the Champions League.
'But the reality is at the end that you need something to lose, and that trophy with all the work we do, and disappointment is that it will not happen.
Arsenal will try to return to winning ways and end the season in style when they travel to new Liverpool champions on Sunday, before collide with Newcastle and Southampton to close the campaign.