When was the last time Arsenal botled the Premier League?
The table toppers who were hoping to end their nearly two decade long title drought will have to wait probably for another year to end the drought.
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Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are currently on top of the league but may probably lose the lead to Manchester City. The table toppers who were hoping to end their nearly two decade long title drought will have to wait probably for another year to end the drought. The Gunners lost to Pep Guardiola’s side by 4-1 in the title defining match.
The Premier League started in 1992 as one of the most celebrated football leagues. Arsenal only could win three titles since the three decades of the Premier League. Pundits of the game say they could have won some more titles unless they gave away their top positions.
The Gunners were on the top of the table in 2002-03. The Arsene Wenger team had clearly been eight points behind Alex Ferguson‘s Manchester United. But in the later half of the season the North London team managed to secure full match points in only four games of the last nine. The Red Devils surpassed them by winning 15 of the last 18 matches winning by five points at the end of the season.
Another heartbreak for Arsenal came in the 2007-08 season. The Gunners were running clear after winning 25 matches of their 26 and losing only one. It was after the match in Birmingham when the team went on losing points in all of their last seven matches leaving one. The team ultimately finished third while Chelsea went on to lift the league title.
When did Arsenal last qualify for the Champions League?
Arsenal might not be able to secure the premier league title but the fans are optimistic about their team playing in the Champions League. Mikel Arteta’s team last qualified for Europe’s most prestigious tournament back in 2016-17. The team finished second after Leicester City in 2015-16.
Arsenal also holds the English club record. The then Arsene Wenger team qualified twenty times to play in the Champions League from 1998-99 – 2016-17. Arsenal leads the record when compared in the Premier League and placed second just after Real Madrid.
The Gunners back in the 2007-08 season scored seven goals against Slavia Prague. Their highest in their all-time Champions League campaign.
The Mikel Arteta team would face Frank Lampard’s Chelsea in their coming Premier League fixture. The team would look ahead to break their winning drought. The team would now look ahead to win all the rest matches of the campaign fighting against their luck.
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