Arsène Wenger laid bare the frustration after watching his Arsenal team come up short in the Europa League semi‑final against Atlético Madrid to miss out on the dream farewell to his job of 22 years. Diego Costa – so often the scourge of Arsenal from his Chelsea days – scored the only goal of the second leg at the Estadio Metropolitano for a 2-1 Atlético triumph and they will face Marseille in the final in Lyon on 16 May. Arsenal struggled to create clear chances against a supremely organised Atlético defence that has now kept 12 consecutive clean sheets at home and, amid the disappointment, Wenger also had to reflect upon the final avenue to Champions League qualification being...
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