After a painful loss in the Champions League final, Arsenal continues to have salt rubbed into their wounds.

Arsenal endures relentless ridicule after Champions League agony: Opponents take turns rubbing salt into the "Gunners'" wounds following their loss to PSG on penalties in Budapest.

Arsenal is having "salt poured into their pain"

Notably, just before the final, manager Mikel Arteta boldly declared: "We will become European champions." As a result, many of Arsenal's rivals seized the opportunity to mock the London club after their Champions League final defeat to PSG on penalties.

After a tense final against reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain, Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missed their spot kicks in the shootout, ending Arsenal's season in bitter disappointment, despite having already won the Premier League title. And Arsenal's opponents wasted no time in ridiculing this failure.

First up is Chelsea, a team that has often clashed with their city neighbors. Just minutes after Gabriel's missed penalty, the Blues—Champions League winners in 2012 and 2021—posted a message on social media with a clear dig at Arsenal.

Chelsea shared a link to book stadium tours with the caption: "Come visit the home of trophies in London ." The main image in the post was the Champions League trophy.

Next is Erling Haaland, Manchester City's star striker and a frequent tormentor of Arsenal in recent years.

Haaland taunts Gabriel, his direct opponent in matches against Arsenal

Haaland has clashed with Gabriel multiple times. During a match between the two sides in 2024, the Norwegian forward threw the ball at the Brazilian defender's head. In April this year, during City's 2-1 win over Arsenal, the two players had another heated confrontation, and Gabriel nearly received a red card after intentionally headbutting Haaland.

Shortly after Gabriel missed his penalty, Haaland posted a picture on social media of himself smiling and enjoying the sunshine with friends.

Some Arsenal fans immediately fired back. One wrote: "At least we didn't throw away the domestic title like you guys did. " Another commented: "Why are you so happy? You didn't win any trophy! "

However, Haaland wasn't the only player joining in the mockery. Djed Spence, a defender currently playing for Tottenham—Arsenal's fierce north London rival—also got in on the action.

Back in February, Arsenal's official X account posted a video showing Bukayo Saka and Cristhian Mosquera getting past Spence in a duel, with the caption: "Locked up."

On Saturday evening, Spence quoted that post and added just two emojis: eyes and a lock.

One fan reacted: "It's unbelievable to post this after your opponent won the Premier League while your team almost got relegated ."

Another fan was harsher: "It's unimaginable that players who just escaped relegation would dare to mock others. They should be a bit ashamed. When you've spent the whole season looking down at the relegation zone, you'd think humility would come naturally ."

Meanwhile, Richarlison—another Tottenham player—posted on Instagram Story a video of a child laughing hysterically (or possibly crying, depending on perspective).

In a related Tottenham angle, former midfielder Jamie O'Hara also shared a picture of Arsenal legend Thierry Henry laughing, with a brief caption: "Bonjour."

Not only figures linked to Tottenham, but Crystal Palace also added their voice. The club posted an image with the words "European champions" just minutes after the final whistle, hinting at the Conference League title they had won a few days earlier.

On the PSG side, midfielder João Neves—who played the entire final—also made some provocative remarks aimed at Arsenal.

During the match, Arsenal managed only one shot on target and had less than 25% possession. The mockery became even more notable as, before the game, manager Mikel Arteta had confidently stated at an event: "On Saturday, we will become European champions."

After the match, Neves said: "Coming here was the best decision of my life. I love everything about this place. Today we deserved to win because PSG was the only team that wanted to play football ."

Arsenal will now return to north London to prepare for their Premier League title parade on Sunday. However, instead of displaying two trophies, they can only bring one cup.