Thus ended, Arsene Wenger’s last European game with Arsenal, with a 1-0 loss ensuring that the season will end without any silverware.
Arsene Wenger was left devastated by Arsenal’s Europa League defeat to Atletico Madrid as
Diego Costa’s strike proved decisive at the Wanda Metropolitano secured Atletico a 2-1 win on aggregate and a place in the final against Marseille.
This loss also ends Wenger’s hopes of leaving Arsenal on a high as his team missed out on a shot at a major trophy and squandered their last chance to qualify for the Champions League.
While the Arsenal manager of 22 years was close to tears as he spoke about the match, social media was divided whether to pay tribute to the once-legendary manager or poke fun at his terrible last season.
No fairytale ending
While some people had nice things to say about Wenger
The inevitable jibes on his ‘last’ trophy were aplenty
This is Twitter, the jokes are never too far
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