Arsenal are closing in on another Champions League semifinal berth, but they’ll likely have to grind their way to the last four on Wednesday night.
The Gunners’ last-gasp victory in Lisbon last week proved to be a brief respite to their current rot, as the Premier League leaders were ugly in defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday. They’ve offered little evidence in recent weeks to suggest that a late-season collapse isn’t inevitable, with an all-important clash at the Etihad Stadium on the horizon.
