The tears in Mikel Arteta’s eyes on Wednesday night reflected the sheer weight of Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
It was the most emotional Arteta has been seen after a match this season, as he resorted to delusional talk of the Gunners being the best side in the competition and how the PSG bench told him his side deserved to win.
In truth, the crux of the loss reverts back to why the north London club were defeated by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals last season, and to why Liverpool usurped them to the Premier League title in this campaign with games to spare — a lack of firepower up top.