Arsenal, on Saturday, dropped more points in the Premier League as Brentford fought back from a goal down to secure a 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal were on a high after their stunning 3-0 win over Champions League holders Real Madrid in the quarter-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.
But the second-placed Gunners were unable to use the momentum from that remarkable victory to put pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Although Thomas Partey gave Arsenal the lead in the second half, Wissa’s leveller left the Gunners 10 points behind Liverpool, who host West Ham in their game in hand on Sunday.
Liverpool need just nine points from their last seven games to be crowned English champions for a record-equalling 20th time and first since 2020.
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Arsenal are destined to finish as runners-up in the title race for a third successive season, but their focus was already firmly fixed on winning the Champions League for the first time.
With that in mind, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta made five changes ahead of Wednesday’s second leg in Madrid as Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber, Mikel Merino, and Myles Lewis-Skelly were all rested.
Arteta sent on Saka, Odegaard, and Lewis-Skelly in a bid to deliver the knockout blow.
But Brentford refused to be intimidated as the visitors snatched a well-crafted equaliser in the 74th minute.
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