There will be a real sense of the two words "like price" around Arsenal's 2024-2025 campaign. After suffering from losing the Premier League title to Manchester City for 2 consecutive seasons, The Gunners have a chance to take revenge.
It is a pity that they still cannot win the championship after finishing with 89 points. And that is the prospect that happened to Arsenal last season when Man City was 2 points ahead of them.
After Pep Guardiola's team has seriously declined in form this season, many people expect Arsenal to rise to become the dominant force. However, it was Liverpool who won that position.
The Gunners have been punished for their failures in the transfer market. They have failed to bring a new striker throughout both transfer windows, while the demand is very urgent. The Gunners are currently 12 points behind leaders Liverpool and look set to miss out on another trophy.
Arsenal still have to fight for the Champions League title after defeating PSV with a final score of 9-3. The Gunners are still optimistic about their chances of winning the Champions League even without a series of strikers.
Although it may not be realistic - especially when facing 15-time champions Real Madrid in the quarter-finals - a dream ending for Arsenal will be the prospect of winning the Champions League for the first time.
If they can beat Los Blancos, Arsenal will have to face Aston Villa or Paris St Germain in the semi-finals. In particular, the team from Ligue 1 is considered a strong candidate for the championship this year.
If all goes well, Arteta's side could face Barcelona or Bayern Munich in the final. And all Arsenal fans wanted to see their team get their debt collected in the 2006 final against Barca.
In the Premier League, Arsenal still have a theoretical chance to catch up with Liverpool in the championship race. However, it seemed like a distant dream.
The necessary condition is that Arsenal have to win almost all remaining matches. The sufficient condition will be that Liverpool drop some relatively large points with a gap of 12 points between the two teams.
With Liverpool having lost just one game in the entire Premier League season, this scenario is unlikely. Therefore, the more realistic task is for The Gunners to defend their second place.
Arsenal are still only 4 points ahead of the team behind Nottingham Forest and will have to avoid mockery that they are "in third place in the double race".
Arteta will be hoping to welcome back some players from injury. Bukayo Saka has been absent for the past few months due to a hamstring injury but is expected to return in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, Riccardo Calafiori has knee problems on international duty.
