Ok, sorry that this is EXTREMELY late, I've been very busy lately, but hey, better late than never! Looks like The Gunners' season is over. Out of the FA Cup, Champions League and have no chance of winning the Premiership title. I hate being negative but I'm afraid it's true.
Like it has been for the entire season, Arsenal dominated. The first chance coming from Kolo Toure, who lashed his shot into the sidenetting. There were not many opportunities, some half chances, like when Fabregas sent Adebayor through, only for Gomes to collect fairly easily, but you could tell Arsenal were in the driving seat. An acrobatic effort from Baptista flew just over the bar, before another overhead kick from the Brazilian went inches wide, even closer than the first one.
In the second half, the breakthrough came. Denilson's corner flashed across the face of goal, for Alex, the rock in the PSV defence, to turn into his own net. The Emirates was rocking. And the fantastic away support was silenced by the brilliant Arsenal atmosphere. The Gunners were flying. Just minutes later, Salcido misjudged a long ball from the back, letting Arsenal's main threat, Emmanuel Adebayor burst through. You would have put your house on him scoring, but the Togo striker fired his volley straight at Gomes. Then, Julio Baptista left the pitch, recieving an ovation in the process. But it was nothing compared to his replacement, Henry's. The crowd showed their appreciation to the skipper by erupting into noise, silencing the few stupid people that doubt the Frenchman's ability. And King Henry proved it. He curled a sensational free kick towards the top corner, only for Gomes to tip over in style. It looked like extra time was coming, until Hleb gave away a cheap free kick out wide. It swung in, past the helpless Arsenal defence for, ironically, Alex to power home a header. He had scored at both ends but that wouldn't bother him, he had secured PSV a place in the Quarter-Finals. The travelling Dutch fans went mental. Thierry and co as well as the fans were simply shell-shocked.
So now, The Gunners have just one thing to fight for, a very unlikely 2nd place spot in the Premiership. It was one of the worst nights I have experienced.
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