The defeat, gaaaahhh!, consigned the Gunners to second place in group B, thus opening up the possibility – nay, absolute bloody certainty – of facing Barcelona in the next round.
Speaking exclusively to Football Burp, Wenger said that although he agreed with Wenger’s decision to rest key players with a view to kickstarting Arsenal’s poor Premier League form, he was disappointed that Wenger had effectively doomed the side to a demoralising exit in the next round.
Wenger said: “Wenger cannot criticise the players because Wenger picked the team, but Wenger should have shown more focus on what could have been a lucrative Champions League campaign.
“I’m not really sure where I’m going with this.”
Football Burp can confirm that the writer of this article has been released and replaced by a couple of up-and-coming writers who should be ready to struggle alongside their fellow up-and-coming writers in about three years’ time, upon which the whole darn cycle shall be resumed anew.