Arsenal's season now stands on a knife edge. The same can be said about Mikel Arteta's time as manager of the Gunners.
The north Londoners' 1-1 draw in the Europa League last eight with Slavia Prague means Arteta's Arsenal must take the game to their Czech opponents in next week's return fixture - in their best chance to secure European football for next season.
The Gunners' post-Christmas form gave their supporters reason to believe that they had turned a corner under their young coach, but four games without a victory have placed Arsenal back in disarray and old problems are resurfacing.