So Alexandre Lacazette is missing the Champions League?
He will not be the only one connected to Arsenal who feels that way. He has at least had a chance to do something about it.
It has been five long years since Arsenal last dined at European club football's top table with Lacazette one of the many players signed to help them get back there.
This season a surprise opportunity emerged for the north Londoners to reclaim a seat after their recovery from a horror start to the season. If they ultimately come up short following an untimely wobble the inquest will be wide-ranging - and the goal-shy Lacazette will be one focus of it.