CAM: Mesut Ozil (Arsenal)
It’s not that Ozil was terrible, he just hardly did anything with the ball.
Instead he contrived to give it away cheaply in the first half, looking for guilt-edge passes before doing little of note in the second except keep the play ticking over.
Hardly justifying the £42 million price-tag against Monaco.
RW: Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Walcott came on for Olivier Giroud and immediately could have put Arsenal ahead but instead hit the ball straight at the Monaco keeper before proceeding to block the effort of Danny Welbeck and deflect it over the bar.
CF: Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
One of the poorest night in an Arsenal shirt for the Frenchman who went off after 60 minutes to the faintest smattering of boos.
It was definitely a night to forget missing chance after chance after chance. After chance. Indeed, had he had his shooting boots on then even with Monaco’s two goals, Arsenal still could have been winning and heading into the second leg with a much healthier mind-set.