Two goals up against Schalke in Gelsenkirchen and they left Germany with just a point after the home side fought back to level things up. It is best not to mention Reading, where the fans were subjected to a four goal deficit before Arsene Wenger's boys staged a brilliant comeback to win by 7-5, the highest goal-scoring match I have seen (though partly only).
Then you saw the team went behind to put yourself further in pain but the joy of seeing Olivier Giroud's header nestling at the back of the net for the equaliser made it all worthwhile.
We looked good for a winner though a draw was a more fitting result given the team performance. But a harsh penalty against the visitors in the last minute of added time put us in the vulnerable position of getting our hopes up that it will be three points on the board for us.
But the mistress of pain spared her best shot for the last. The pain of two points lost as Mark Schwarzer push Mikel Arteta's low drive past the post went searing through the heart.
Fortunately, not for me.
Based on performance alone, we were simply not good enough for the three points and the point gained was simply what we deserved from the match where we were weak defensively again.
The North London derby next Saturday will see us going through the same pain and joy again but hopefully it will end on a positive note for us.
COYG!!!
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