Arsenal fans will prepare for their long-awaited return to the Champions League on Wednesday.
But Braga took the opportunity to remind the Gunners of a horrible night in 2010.
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The Portuguese club is also back in Europe’s elite competition and hosts Napoli on Wednesday evening.
Their two previous appearances, in 2010/11 and 2012/13, both ended in group stage eliminations, but Arsenal were the victims of a famous night at the Estadio Municipal de Braga.
After being beaten 6-0 at the Emirates, the team scored a famous late victory against Arsène Wenger’s side in the second leg.
Matheus struck in the 83rd minute, then added a sensational second in added time to shock the Premier League giants.
Ahead of Wednesday night’s matches, Braga released a video of their former striker dancing through the Gunners and firing an unstoppable shot past Lucasz Fabianski.
This left Arsenal sweating as they qualified for the last 16, although a victory over Partizan Belgrade in their final group match ultimately sealed the deal.
However, the shock defeat at Braga capped off a miserable week for the Gunners.
Wenger’s side had just lost at home to Tottenham for the first time in 17 years, blowing a two-goal lead in the process.
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They then lost Fabregas to injury as well as Emmanuel Eboué to Portugal and Wenger was unhappy with the hosts’ style of play.
He said: “We had enough on the pitch to score, but that’s how football is when the other team is concentrating on not playing.
“They used every trick in the book to slow the game down.”
The decision to play Eboué did not work.
“It’s very disappointing because I hesitated to play him before the match started,” Wenger said.
“I took the gamble and it backfired.”
In the knockout stage, Arsenal achieved a resounding victory against Barcelona in the first leg of the round of 16 match.
But Pep Guardiola’s legendary side would prove too much for them at the Camp Nou.
Mikel Arteta’s men will hope to create better memories when they host PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday in their first Champions League match since the 2016/17 season.
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