1 week ago The show of Gabriel wiping distant tears arsenic PSG's players celebrated with the trophy volition beryllium 1 that lingers agelong successful the representation of Arsenal supporters.
The Brazilian, 1 of Mikel Arteta's archetypal signings aft taking complaint successful December 2019, has been a driving unit down the club's emergence backmost to the acme of English shot and their Premier League rubric triumph this season.
He started 48 of Arsenal's 63 matches crossed each competitions and contributed 9 goals and assists - much than some Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Jesus.
While rival fans whitethorn absorption connected his miss successful Budapest, Arsenal supporters volition retrieve the countless occasions helium delivered for his side, including a melodramatic 96th-minute victor against Newcastle United successful September.
"I've conscionable listened to Declan Rice talking astir however helium has tally retired of words to picture Gabriel due to the fact that helium has been truthful important and truthful bully for Arsenal each season, and implicit the past fewer years arsenic well," erstwhile Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha told BBC Sport.
"So for him to beryllium the 1 who misses the punishment that costs them the Champions League last is heartbreaking.
"But I deliberation everyone volition rally astir him due to the fact that Arsenal would not person won the Premier League without him. He has been invaluable and, rather rightly, is successful the speech for PFA Player of the Year.
"The unit is ever determination successful a shootout. You tin signifier penalties successful training, but successful a Champions League last you tin ne'er genuinely hole for that moment. Unfortunately, helium has experienced what each subordinate dreads - missing the punishment that decides a final."
Former England defender Upson added: "It's 1 of those moments that volition beryllium remembered for years, a cruel stroke for a subordinate who has been a operation of spot for Arsenal.
"Gabriel gave everything for his team. He showed the mentality and courageousness to measurement guardant and instrumentality responsibility, which is each you tin inquire of immoderate player.
"It is desperately bittersweet for him, but helium strikes maine arsenic idiosyncratic who volition retrieve rapidly and usage it arsenic motivation. He inactive has a immense summertime up with Brazil."
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