Arsene Wenger's fairytale ending to life as Arsenal manager has turned into a nightmare.

The Frenchman had hoped to lead the club to Europa League glory before signing off permanently, but it was not to be.

Pressure was on the Gunners' shoulders heading into Thursday night's semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid in Spain due to the fact that they conceded an away goal in the Emirates tie.

The match sat at 1-1, with Arsenal knowing that they needed to score at Atletico's ground to have any hope of progressing into the final.

It was a painful encounter for Wenger's men as they were the better side for large parts of the game, but ended up losing 1-0 on the night following Diego Costa's goal.

Arsenal fans were crushed by the result, and many aimed criticism at Hector Bellerin for his performance during the encounter.

While the Gunners support were suffering, their arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur were not feeling the pain as strongly.

In fact, plenty of the club's supporters took to Twitter to mock Arsenal's failings, because not only will Wenger's reign end without silverware, they will also fail to qualify for a place in next season's Champions League.

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