The Arsenal lost their away match against Porto in the quarterfinals of the Champions League by a score of 1-0, but they had the advantage of playing at home to try to secure a spot in the semifinals. Who advances to the next round of the European Championship will be decided on Tuesday at London’s Emirates Stadium.
From outside, it’s simple to wager on the Gunners’ classification as they lead the Premier League in a battle with Manchester City and Liverpool. However, the club’s history in the most significant European tournament has enthusiasts worried.
This is Arsenal’s thirty-first Champions League participation since the competition’s current structure was adopted in the 2003–04 season. Nine times, or sixty-four percent of the fourteen previous occasions, the London team was eliminated in the eighties of the championship game. La primera etapa eliminatoria fue alcanzada por las últimas siete campañas.
The Arsenal’s eliminations in the last Champions have been:
- 2005 – Bayern Múnich
- 2007 – PSV
- 2011 – Barcelona
- 2012 – Milan
- 2013 – Bayern Múnich
- 2014 – Bayern dMúnich
- 2015 – Mónaco
- 2016 – Barcelona
- 2017 – Bayern Múnich
Even though Arsenal managed to overcome the eight teams in the final, they were never really far away; one of the most successful teams in England is the one that has never won the “Orejona”.
The team has lost three finals (2004 against Chelsea, 2008 against Liverpool, and 2010 against Barcelona, the last time it reached that stage) and once in the semifinals (against Manchester United in 2009), in addition to the only final they have ever played in, which they lost in 2006 against Barcelona. En la victoria por 2-1, el brasileño Belletti resultó el verdugo de los londinenses.
En busca de una campaña better que las anteriores, la meta ahora consiste en superar los octavos y dejar atrás el trauma.
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