VIDEO: Per Mertesacker was refreshingly honest on Arsenal’s performance in the Champions league last night

Deja vu for Arsene Wenger

It's the hope that kills you really isn't it? The faint glimmer that things might actually work out for your side as you desperately chase a three goal deficit to try and qualify for the Champions league Q-finals. But in the end history repeats itself and you go crashing out agsin before the last 8. It was always going to be a very tough task for Arsenal to try and haul back Monaco in their second leg tie in France after losing 3-1 at home last month. But they gave it a very good go, and were perhaps unlucky to not find the all important third goal after strikes from Oliver Giroud and Aaron Ramsey had put them 2-0 up to make it 3-3 on aggregate. Afterwards Arsene Wenger said his side were the better team over two legs and should have gone through but his German centre-half disagreed. In a refreshing;ly honest interview for a change from a Premier League footballer,the Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker admited his side played well on Tuesday, but that over the 180 minutes Monaco were worthy winners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHds-cUxRgU H/T to 101greatgoals