Arsenal played one of the best matches in its history, but this proved not enough for the Gunners to qualify for the next round of the Champions League. The first match went disastrous for the London team, which lost 0:4 to AC Milan. Despite the terrifying result Arsene Wenger kept his optimism and hoped to overthrow the Italian machine in the second leg. His team played extraordinarily well. In the 7th minute, Kozscielni scored the first goal, giving a head start to Arsenal. In the 26th minutes, the spirits of Arsenal fans were raised when Tomas Rosicky scored the second goal. Just before the end of the first half a penalty was given to Arsenal: Robin van Persie made the result 3:0. Arsenal seemed to be invincible. When the second half started, Arsenal tried to maintain the pressure on Milan's defenders, but its attacks were unable to result in a fourth goal. Gervinho and van Persie both missed excellent chances to equalize the aggregate result. Milan also had its chances to destroy Arsenal's hope for qualification, but Ibrahimovic missed several good chances. When the refree blew the final whistle, Milan was triumphant, but Arsenal fans and players had to leave the stadium with the sense of defeat that was further embittered by the fact that they were so close to a historical victory over one of the strongest clubs in Europe.
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