Mikel Arteta insists that his arsenal players are “hungry” and “want more” after eliminating the champions in title of Real Madrid to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.
PSG is waiting for Arteta’s team after the goals of Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli won a 2-1 victory in the Bernabeu and a global 5-1 victory while the Gunners produced a memorable display on two legs.
Saka had previously seen his shattered shattered and Vinicius Junior penalty launched himself for real, but Arsenal knew a surprisingly without problem in the Spanish capital to reserve their place in the last four for the first time in more than a decade.
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And the manager of Arsenal, and the former player of Real’s Great Rivals Barcelona, had trouble hiding his joy at the final whistle
“”[It’s] One of the best nights in my football career is sure, “said Arteta.
“We played against the team with the biggest story, which was an inspiration for all of us in this competition.
“To be able to win the tie as we have done, I think we must be very proud of ourselves.
“It was my first experience on this subject [Bernabeu] Touche line and after two or three minutes, you realize that anything can happen in this stadium.
“This is only the third time in the history of the club [reach the semi-finals] So we have to build on this. We are really hungry, we want more. It is a young team that is very determined. These experiences will help us achieve something big.
“We fully thought that we were going to beat this team [Real] and that we could dominate them. Then you have to do it and the players did it. »»
The goal that put the nail in the Real Madrid coffin!
Martinelli with a clinical finish to reserve the Place d’Arsenal in the semi-finals of the Champions League ⭐
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Arteta insisted that victory will give his team a lot of confidence in the two-legged semi-final, but he thinks that a severe test is waiting for his team.
In the sense of PSG, the boss of Arsenal added: “It’s an incredible team. I know the manager [Luis Enrique] Really, really good and take advantage of this evening and let’s start thinking about it soon.
“They are a different team now. They are on an incredible race right now. But we have shown this evening that we can compete with any team.
“The state of mind will be to prepare well and to go through. We want to be in this final. We will have to work so hard and do a lot of good things, but we are certainly able to do it. ”
