Arsenal Fans React To Ozil Penalty Miss In Training [Video]

Arsenal fans have been left disgruntled after their No. 10 manx Mesut Ozil blazed a penalty over the cross bar in a training session on the eve of the Europa leg final.

The midfield maestro took the spot kick but shot the ball some distance over the crossbar.

Following the footage which surfaced online, fans of the North London club were quick to lambasting the highest paid Arsenal player.

Arsenal are looking to win their first European trophy since they last did in 2006 as they take on Chelsea in this year’s Europa league finals to be played in Baku, Azerbaijan.

That said, the Gunners have an unenviable record of have never beaten a Premier League side in Europe to overturn.

Arsenal will be without the services of Henrikh Mkhitaryan who will be missing the finals due to safety concerns.

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Only a win for Arsenal would see them feature in the Champions League come next season.

Emery would be scratching his head over his goalkeeper choice and is most likely to put Bernd Leno over Petr Cech in between the sticks.

Back-up Petr Cech has kept in all rounds if their Europa league campaign but recent links to the technical director role at Chelsea might have talked down his chances of remaining Arsenal’s goalie for the finals.

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Many Arsenal fans were eager to know which goalkeeper would be facing penalties with several suggesting that whoever was in goal for the training ground shootout would get the nod for the final.

However, Watts revealed that the goalkeeper was indeed third-choice keeper Deyan Iliev, who is unlikely to be in contention to start.

The positives to take from the footage and goalkeeper revelations for many Arsenal fans would be the penalty from Ainsley Maitland-Niles which was neatly tucked into the net.

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