Arsenal fans and players were left disappointed on Thursday evening when they were eliminated from the Europa League at the first knockout stage of the competition.
The Gunners took on Greek side Olympiacos in the round-of-32 stage, but a 2-2 aggregate score meant that their opponents went through thanks to away goals after a 2-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium after extra time.
Alexandre Lacazette had put Arsenal in control of the tie by giving them the advantage ahead of the second leg, but goals from Pape Abou Cisse and Youssef El-Arabi cancelled out Pierre-Emerick Aubmeyang's impressive acrobatic effort in the second half of extra time.
The results mean that Arsenal will now be unable to replicate last season's run to the final of the competition, where they lost out to Chelsea.
It also means that the Gunners' only avenue of qualifying for Champions League football is via their league position.
Arsenal are currently in ninth place in the Premier League, four points adrift of fifth placed Manchester United.
But, there could be one silver lining to Arsenal's exit from the Europa League, and it will come in May.
Arsenal host runaway league leaders Liverpool on the second of that in the third game from the end of the season.
It is likely that the Reds will have been confirmed as Champions by then, but should they still remain unbeaten it could be down to Arsenal to stop them replicating the Invincibles team of 2003/04.
Should the Gunners have still been in the Europa League the semi-finals would have sandwiched the game against Liverpool, with the first leg coming on the Thursday before and the second on the Thursday after.
But the exit means that Arsenal will be more refreshed ahead of the game and that full concentration can go on gaining a win over Jurgen Klopp's men.
Liverpool are currently 22 points clear of second-placed Manchester City and are on a run of 44 matches unbeaten, just five behind the record set by Arsene Wenger's team in 2003/04.
