Watching European football this week has been a painful experience for Arsenal fans. Even the Europa League theme has been a painful listen, let alone the Champions League chorus.
However, Arsenal are pushing to put themselves back into contention to qualify for the elite European competition and the events of this week’s midweek fixtures could have implications on their ambitions. Both West Ham United and Barcelona were in action and the results of their matches against Lyon and Eintracht Frankfurt, respectively, had Gunners’ supporters hooked.
West Ham went into the game tied with Lyon and were under threat of elimination with the second leg played in France and without Aaron Cresswell. However, a 3-0 win shocked the Ligue 1 side as West Ham progressed into the semi-finals.
