Published By: Sports Desk
Last Updated: February 21, 2024, 08:17 IST
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta (AFP Photo)
The Gunners haven’t reached the final 16 of the Champions League for seven years and final made it to the quarter-finals again in 2010.
Mikel Arteta stated the dream of Arsenal successful the membership’s first-ever Champions League at Wembley is in his gamers’ minds as they make a long-awaited return to the knockout phases at Porto on Wednesday.
The Gunners haven’t reached the final 16 of the Champions League for seven years and final made it to the quarter-finals again in 2010. However, they’re in supreme type having smashed 21 targets in 5 Premier League wins since getting back from a two-week winter break final month.
And there may be the additional carrot for Champions League success this season with the ultimate happening of their residence metropolis of London at Wembley.
“It would be incredible to have that feeling to lift that cup in London on the 1st of June,” Arteta advised his pre-match press convention in northern Portugal.
“It’s there, it’s in our minds, and it’s a dream but it’s a lot of things that you have to earn the right before that, and tomorrow we’re going to have a big obstacle ahead of us.”
Arteta’s squad is brief on Champions League expertise, however the Spaniard stated they’ve the assumption that they will combine it with Europe’s greatest.
“It’s great we have earned the right to be here. It’s been seven years since we’ve been at this table for this kind of match and 14 years since we’ve been able to go to the next stage,” added Arteta.
“That’s the challenge, that’s what is ahead of us and we are really excited to face it, and to go for it with full belief.
“It’s true we don’t have the experience, that’s the reality – 95 percent of the players have not played in this competition (before this season).
“They have never played in the last 16, I haven’t (as a coach), but we have so much enthusiasm and energy as well, and willingness with a point to prove that we are good enough and want to be there.
“That’s our desire and the passion with which we’re going to play the game tomorrow.”
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated news company feed – AFP)
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