Soo koob maqaalka:  Sanadkii 1988, markii Arsene Wenger uu ku soo biiray macalinka Monaco, wuxuu shaaca ka qaaday wareysi uu siiyay wargeys maxalli ah inuu shahaadada mastarka ee dhaqaalaha ku qaatay maxaa yeelay waxay siisay 'hab uu ku fahmo waxa hareerahayga ka socda'. 65 jirkaan ayaa haatan u baahan in uu ka fekero sida Arsenal looga saaray 16-ka Champions League sanadkii shanaad oo xiriir ah, inkastoo ay 2-0 kaga badisay kooxdiisii hore taas oo ka dhigtay 3-3 wadarta guud. Wenger ku soo laabashadiisii Monaco ma aheyn mid jaceyl ah sida uu jeclaan lahaa maadaama aan wax calan ah lagu soo bandhigin garoonka Stade Louis II iyo waxyaabo yar oo raaxo leh ayaa la isweydaarsaday intii lagu jiray ciyaar ay Arsenal ku guuleysatay dagaalka, laakiin ay lumisay dagaalka. Tababaraha kooxda Arsenal Arsene Wenger ayaa ku soo laabtay kooxdiisa hore ee Monaco wuxuuna ku soo dhamaaday 2-0 oo ay kooxdiisu ku soo baxday 3-3 guud ahaan. Wenger ayaa muujiyay niyad jab xitaa inkastoo kooxdiisa ay 2-0 kaga badisay Monaco iyaga oo laga saaray Champions League. Wenger ayaa madaxiisa ku haysta gacmihiisa (bidix) wuxuuna calaamadeynayaa (midig) sida Arsenal ay ku guuldareysatay inay ka laabato 3-1 guuldaradii ka soo gaartay lugtii koowaad. Wenger ayaa ka tagay garoonka ka dib markii ay ka baxeen Champions League wareega 16-ka ee ugu dambeeyay sannadkii shanaad oo isku xigta. Wenger wuxuu falanqeynayaa qaab ciyaareedka kooxdiisa ee Champions League xilli ciyaareedkan ka dib markii ay mar kale ka soo baxeen 16ka ciyaar ee ugu dambeeyay. Wenger ayaa ka tagay garoonka Arsenal oo ay kooxdiisii hore ee Monaco ka saartay wareega 16ka Champions League. Akhri warbixinta ciyaaraha ee Martin Samuel oo ka socota garoonka Stade Louis II. Arsenal oo ka baxday goolal dibadda ah waxay ka dhigan tahay in Wenger uu hadda diiradda saari doono u qalmidda tartanka sanadka soo socda wax yarna waa la samayn karaa si loo yareeyo in loo diido booska afar dhamaadka kooxda kaalinta afaraad ku jirta Ligue 1. 'Waxaan ka baxnay 16kii ugu dambeysay afartii sano ee la soo dhaafay, laakiin laba jeer oo ka dhan ah guuleystayaasha mustaqbalka,' Wenger ayaa yiri ka hor kulanka, in kasta oo ay qaadan doonto xoogaa shaqo ah in Leonardo Jardim's Monaco ay noqoto horyaalkii saddexaad ee ugu dambeeyay ee Yurub si uu u tuuro Arsenal. Wenger waxa uu xaqiiqsaday inuu falanqeynayo kooxdiisa oo uu ka soo baxay isla...
Kooxda Arsenal ee uu hogaamiyo Arsene Wenger ayaa 2-0 ku badisay kooxda Monaco kulankii labaad ee Champions League. Ma aysan ku filneyn Arsenal oo laga badiyay goolalkii ay ka dhaliyeen kulamadii 16ka kulan ee ugu danbeeyay oo ay ku dhamaatay 3-3. Arsenal ayaa ka baxday Champions League 16kii kulan ee ugu dambeeyay sannadkii shanaad oo xiriir ah. Wenger wuxuu macalin u ahaa Monaco intii u dhaxeysay 1987 iyo 1994, isagoo ku guuleystay Ligue 1 xilli ciyaareedkiisii ugu horreeyay.