Frankfurt edge closer to Champions League knockouts with Marseille win
FootballChampions League: Arsenal Fans Slam Former Gunners Defender Sead Kolasinac for Failing to Eliminate Tottenham
- The Marseille vs Tottenham Hotspur Champions League clash ended in a 2-1 win for the Premier League giants
- Spurs needed to avoid defeat during their trip to France to avoid getting eliminated from the competition
- With the scores still 1-1, Sead Kolasinac was presented with a glorious chance to earn Marseille a winner
- However, the Bosnian fluffed the opportunity, much to the disappointment of Arsenal fans, who wanted their bitter rivals eliminated
Arsenal fans have savagely slammed former Gunners defender Sead Klplasinac for failing to knock Tottenham Hotspur out of the Champions League.
Kolasinac is among a host of former Arsenal stars currently plying their trade with French giants Marseille.
The Bosnian was part of the Marseille squad that took on Tottenham in their final Group D match on Tuesday night, November 1.
While a defeat for Spurs in the hotly-contested clash would have seen them eliminated from the competition, Antonio Conte's men did enough to see off the French giants.
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Marseille opened the scoring through Chancel Mbemba Mangulu, who headed home the opener just before the break, with Clement Lenglet restoring parity shortly after the interval.
Ex-Arsenal defender Kolasinac had a great opportunity to put his side back in front with three minutes left on the clock, only for the Bosnian to fluff his lines in front of the goal as he headed wide.
Spurs went on to take the lead at stoppage time through Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, as the Premier League giants stormed to the knockouts.
Kolasinac slammed by Gunners fans
However, Kolasinac's miss became a major talking point, with Arsenal fans openly criticising him for failing to help dump out their bitter rivals from the Champions League.
One Arsenal fan wrote:
"Kolasinac could’ve won the match there. That’s a brutal miss."
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FootballA second tweeted:
"Kolasinac has blood on his hands for this but fair enough."
Another added:
"How is Kolasinac still torturing Arsenal fans years after leaving man."
A fourth fan commented:
"As if Kolasinac was gifted the golden chance to knock Spurs out of the CL and failed... miserably."
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Earlier, Sports Brief reported on how Tottenham players were subjected to a sleepless night on Tuesday by unruly Marseille fans.
Cheeky Marseille fans reportedly targeted the luxury hotel where the Tottenham players and manager Antonio Conte were residing, ahead of their Champions League game.
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