Black storm clouds continue over North London. The Arsenal, a sleeping giant, will have to hibernate another year after, at the last second, he will run out of options to play in Europe the next campaign.
He had it in his hand, he fought it to the end and even touched it with his fingertips, but the victory ‘in extremis’ of the Tottenham on Leicester deprives you of playing the Conference league despite having beaten at home Brighton (2-0) on the last match day.
Decisively from the start
The cocktail of combinations that the Arsenal to 'sneak' into the Conference
League it was complicated, although it soon began to be fulfilled. His rivals (Tottenham Y Everton) they were losing but the gunners, who were supposed to win, were not keeping their end of the bargain. And that they tried. From the beginning, those of Arteta were the ones who had the initiative and the chances but the Brighton, who has finished the course with good marks, did not allow himself to be conquered.
With the tie to nothing, the half-time was reached and, with only 45 minutes ahead to try to make the season not black, the Arsenal went out for all and soon managed to get ahead through Pépé. The Ivorian coast, with two left-handed claws to pass first of Chambers and after Odegaard put land in the middle with two goals practically in a row that gave peace of mind to the gunners.
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From there, the Arsenal set the cruising speed and Brighton, with no reason to fight, he limited himself to competing and watching the clock go by while waiting for a well-deserved vacation. The youth of the Arsenal, in need of confidence, they were the ones who continued attacking but the scoreboard did not move, giving victory to the locals.
A victory that, in the end, was insufficient and that leaves the Arsenal no chance to play in Europe next season and on the verge of leaving the select club of the ‘Big-Six’ in England where they have already put their pike West
Ham or Leicester.