Arsenal were mercilessly mocked after their Champions League semi-final heartbreak on Wednesday night.
Fans, teams, companies and ex-players rubbed salt in the wounds of the Gunners, who were downed 2-1 (3-1 aggregate), by PSG on Wednesday night.
Chelsea put out a post on X, reading: ‘Back home tomorrow. Looking to reach a European final for the eighth time in our history.’
The mischievous message was quite clearly a dig at their London rivals, who were unable to reach the showpiece game against Inter Milan.
It wasn’t just the Blues revelling in Arsenal’s misery.
Ryanair waited until after the final whistle before replying to a pre-game post Arsenal’s official account had put out.
Chelsea made a thinly-veiled swipe with a post on X after Arsenal’s exit on Wednesday
Mikel Arteta consoled Martin Odegaard after the captain and his side fell short
It simply read: ‘Make it happen’, with a picture of Declan Rice, arms outstretched in celebration.
The Irish airline, who are known for their willingness to pull no punches on social media, responded cuttingly: ‘Or not’.
Paddy Power got in on the act, too. The betting company re-shared a former parody video in which the actor says: ‘I’m a Nobel Prize winning data scientist, I’ve worked on some of the most complex problems imaginable but my latest task is the hardest yet: Finding one instance on Twitter, where Arsenal fans haven’t found an excuse for losing a game.’
He goes on to list the excuses seen, such as ‘we play too many games’ and ‘not enough games’ and ‘the ref supports the opposition’.
Paddy Power quote tweeted the clip: ‘Arsenal are out of the Champions League. It’s going to be another tough week for this fella.’]
As if the online pile-on wasn’t enough from companies taking a swipe at Mikel Arteta and Co, former players got in on the act.
Ex-Man United defender Patrice Evra shared a bizarre video joking about the Gunners.
He said: ‘I feel sorry for Arsenal, people are being really hard on them, I love Arteta anyway. I think people have no problem with Arsenal players, people have a problem with their fans.
Even Ryanair’s notoriously mischievous social media team got in on the act
‘I even say I would not go into business with an Arsenal fan because they would promise you a lot of things… we talk about Netflix and season 21 is on its way.
‘I love Arsenal, you can’t hate your babies, you know, it is impossible to hate your babies.
‘An example is, imagine if you have a good time with your wife or your girlfriend and the moment you are about to sow your seed, someone grabs you, it is really painful!
‘It is really painful because you want to put in the seed to have a Premier League baby or Champions League baby but it is always the same story.
Liverpool podcast The Anfield Wrap joined those mocking the Gunners on Wednesday
Arsenal had their chances but went down 3-1 on aggregate across the two games
‘I hope for you, United or Chelsea or Tottenham don’t win a trophy this year, because that would be terrible!’
Liverpool podcast ‘The Anfield Wrap’ shared a picture of Arsenal giving the Reds a guard of honour, with the message ‘we go again Sunday’, ahead of Arteta’s side’s visit to Anfield.
The Gunners will have to absorb the jibes after coming up short on the big stage.
They now face a long summer with no silverware to show for an impressive campaign that may be remembered more for excuses than glory.
