Ten-man Atletico withstood a first-half onslaught from Arsenal and grabbed a precious away goal, courtesy of Antoine Griezmann's late equalizer. Ten-man Atletico withstood a first-half onslaught from Arsenal and grabbed a precious away goal, courtesy of Antoine Griezmann's late equaliser. The FC crew lambaste Arsenal's wastefulness in front of goal and "amateur" defending to relinquish control of their semifinal tie to Atletico. Danny Welbeck rues the opportunities Arsenal missed in the first half, but tries to put a positive spin on the Gunners' 1-1 draw with Atletico. LONDON -- So close, and yet so far away. If any game could sum up the latter years of Arsene Wenger's reign as Arsenal's manager, the night they dominated Atletico Madrid but ended up with a draw is surely the perfect example of precisely what has been wrong at the club for the best part of a decade. First, the positive spin. Arsenal will travel to Madrid next Thursday for the Europa League semifinal second leg in the Wanda Metropolitano with hopes still alive of a place in the final after a...from ESPN FC News https://ift.tt/2Ju6X7A
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