LONDON ¨C Arsene Wenger will be given a hero¡¯s farewell at Emirates Stadium on Sunday when Arsenal plays Burnley, though the genuine affection rightly afforded him will be matched by a sense of relief that the greatest manager in the club¡¯s history is leaving after 22 years.
The Frenchman¡¯s last appearance as Arsenal manager at the stadium comes in the wake of another European exit that has become all too familiar in recent years. So near yet so far, a season that promised more than it delivered ¡ª the Groundhog Day scenario post-2004 Invincibles.
¡°I want to finish this love story well, with Arsenal back in the Champions League,¡± Wenger said before the Europa League semifinal second leg against Atletico Madrid. Arsenal has the worst away form in the top-six tiers of English football when it comes to league matches, and this was replicated in Wanda Metropolitano Stadium as the home team won 1-0 to give it an aggregate 2-1 victory.
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