Twitter Erupts After Crazy End to Arsenal v Olympiacos Europa League Clash

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The Europa League may be Europe's B-list club competition but that does not mean it is not capable of producing some pulsating, gut-wrenching moments... just ask Arsenal fans after tonight. 

The Gunners meeting with Greek side Olympiacos was not meant to be particularly memorable. It was expected that Mikel Arteta's side would be able to manage their 1-0 goal lead from the away leg and comfortably progress into the next round. 

It was all going according to plan as well... right up until Pape Abou Cisse headed the visitors into the lead just after half time.

​​This forced the game into extra time and everyone was preparing themselves for penalties until Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang decided to do something absolutely magical. 

Latching onto Gabriel Martinelli's improvised flick-on Aubameyang fired a bicycle kick into the top corner with seven minutes of additional time left to play. 

​​So... that was it right? Article over. Well, no actually. 

With almost the last kick the game, some sloppy Arsenal defending - what a shock - allowed Youssef El Arabi to slide in a goal of his own at the back post. 

It may not have been as sexy as Aubameyang's, but it generated an even bigger reaction on social media as it meant the Gunners were heading out of the competition.

"​​But wait! The ball's broken to Aubameyang in the box... there's no one around him... surely he'll score... OH NO... it's gone wide."

This is a fairly accurate retelling of the events but as always, Twitter told the story better than we ever could.

​​So that's that then...

Arsenal's Europa League journey is over for another season. Brace yourselves for a tirade of heartless jibes from opposition fans over the coming days Gunners fans.