Arsenal crashed out of the Europa League after playing out a 0-0 draw against Villarreal at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night.
The Gunners lost 2-1 in the first leg in Spain and needed a victory to book a place in the final of the competition but they fell short once again.
“We are devastated, really disappointed,” said Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, who was dealt a blow in the warm-up when Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka was injured and had to be replaced by full back Kieran Tierney.
“But we congratulate Villarreal. I think we deserved to win the game but the details define these ties. The way we started in Villarreal wasn’t good enough.”
Arsenal will be back in Premier League action when they take on West Brom at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
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