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Whether and their fans or not, it happened. Of course, Mikel Arteta’s team didn’t lose to Sporting Lisbon in the competition’s round of 16 this week, they drew 3-3 on aggregate. As a result, the tie was decided by that classic invention of the 1970s, the penalty shootout.

“Oh, (insert team name) are terrible in penalty shootouts,” someone might claim.



Times may have changed, but Donnie fans, you’ll always have the 2004-05 EFL Cup second round. Meanwhile, the least experienced Premier League team in shootouts are who have only ever taken part in nine.



Surely there’s no event less suited to the phrase ‘it’s the taking part that counts’ than the penalty shootout.