🚨 Leo Messi: “I cried because I felt that 𝐈 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 because of the penalty I missed… and the way I took it”.
“But thankfully once again, God had something special for me in the end. I’m very happy”.
The year is 2003.
What begins as a strong finish to the season soon turns into the greatest unbeaten run in Premier League history.
Over the next 18 months, Arsène Wenger's Arsenal go 49 consecutive league matches without defeat.
Along the way, they complete the entire 2003/04 Premier League season unbeaten, winning the title with 26 wins and 12 draws to earn the nickname The Invincibles.
Led by Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires, Sol Campbell and Dennis Bergkamp, Arsenal played fearless, attacking football while breaking records that still stand today.
The remarkable run controversially came to an end at Old Trafford in October 2004, but by then Arsenal had already secured their place in football history with a record no Premier League club has matched since.
So why bring up Arsenal's iconic 49-game unbeaten run?
Because, ladies and gentlemen...
It's been 49 days since Arsenal won the Premier League title.