Last night, Arsenal qualified for the quarter-finals of the Europa League after beating AC Milan 5-1 on aggregate, but their victory at the Emirates was aided by an atrocious dive from Danny Welbeck. Did you see the memes that have since gone viral across the internet?
The Gunners went into the second leg with the advantage of two away goals, but their lead was halved when Hakan Calhanoglu rattled the back of the net from long range in the 35th minute.
Four minutes later, though, Arsenal pulled one back courtesy of a penalty controversially awarded to Welbeck, who pulled off a shocking dive inside the box to win it.
Check it out!
After witnessing Welbeck's masterpiece of a dive, the Internet, naturally, decided to turn his effort into memes. Brace yourself for a few laughs…
Have a look!
Catching up on things.
— Jaimee Lee (@charma_10) March 16, 2018
Amazing dive from Welbeck. Well, amazing he didn't get a card for simulation.
Phenomenal acting skills to convince the ref it was legit. pic.twitter.com/3ENjT8qoC1
Oscar for Danny Welbeck @DannyWelbeck pic.twitter.com/uZ2JnDGlrW
— Milan Posts ?????? (@MilanPosts) March 15, 2018
BREAKING: Danny Welbeck's first-half heat map...#ARSMIL pic.twitter.com/uwUXAXorH2
— BenchWarmers (@BeWarmers) March 15, 2018
After the game, Rossoneri head coach Gennaro Gattuso was asked about the referee's decision to award the penalty to Arsenal, and he perfectly summed up how every Milan fan was feeling when he said: "It burns my arse."
Despite the final result, the Milanisti supporters continued to sing for the full 90 minutes, as they cheered their team on in song.
Credit to this guy tonight, kept the Milan fans singing the whole 90 minutes, something you don’t see often now days #EuropaLeague #AFCvACM pic.twitter.com/FEVH3d4BTj
— KLJ (@KyranJones1) March 15, 2018
What do you make of Welbeck's dive?