Thierry Henry lit up Arsenal's final match at Highbury with his ninth Arsenal hat-trick to help secure the fourth Champions League spot after Tottenham Hotspur slipped up.
In a see-saw encounter, Arsenal led when Robert Pires pounced from close range but a minute later Austrian defender Paul Scharner got on the end of a whipped free kick to level.
German keeper Jens Lehmann was then left with egg on his face as David Thompson caught him napping with a free kick from 45 metres.
Thierry Henry got his first 10 minutes before halftime to calm Arsenal nerves and the Frenchman was celebrating again early in the second half when he latched on to a poor back pass from Thompson to make it 3-2. He completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot after Freddie Ljungberg had been hauled down by Andreas Johansson, who was sent off.
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