Arsenal host Newcastle United in the Premier League match on Monday night.
And in the Champions League in midweek, they nearly pulled off the biggest of the lot when they went 3-0 up against AC Milan before narrowly failing to overturn a 4-0 first-leg deficit.
Arsenal's Champion League dreams may be over for another year but they are at least back on course to book a spot in Europe's elite club competition next season, something that looked much less likely before Christmas.
Arsene Wenger's side are looking for a fifth consecutive Premier League victory but they will be wary of Newcastle, who have surpassed expectations this season. The Magpies are without a win in three games, but snatching a last-gasp draw in the Tyne-Wear derby last weekend will have given them a lift ahead of their visit to the Emirates, where they won last season.
And when it comes to fightbacks, Newcastle can stand toe-to-toe with the Gunners - in the reverse fixture last season, the Magpies were 4-0 down but then scored four goals in 19 minutes to earn a draw in one of the greatest comebacks in Premier League history.
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Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey should return for Arsenal after respective head and ankle injuries.
Yossi Benayoun has overcome illness and Andre Santos is back in training after a long-term ankle problem.
Newcastle's Peter Lovenkrands could miss the rest of the season after suffering a suspected ruptured thigh muscle against Sunderland.
But manager Alan Pardew has no other fresh injury concerns ahead of Monday's match.