Arsene Wenger has earned plenty of respect from the football world for his two-decade service to Arsenal Football Club.

So, when the club were knocked out of the Europa League at the semi-final stage courtesy of a 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid, many felt sympathy for the Frenchman.

On any given season, the outpouring of support may not have been as plentiful, but due to the fact that the 68-year-old will leave his position as Arsenal manager this summer, many wanted the Gunners to go all the way.

The damage was done in the first leg at the Emirates when they allowed Atletico to nab an away goal through Antoine Griezmann, who cancelled out Alexandre Lacazette's opener in the 1-1 draw.

In Spain on Thursday night, Arsenal played well in spells, but Diego Costa struck to score the only goal of the game and send Atletico into the final.

After the match, various journalists attending the press conference made a point of noting that Wenger was very emotional while delivering his post-game musings.

Unfortunately for the manager, a number of Arsenal fans, as well as supporters of other clubs, did not have any sympathy.

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