Arsenal must be ready to give their lives to reach the Champions League final, according to manager Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners will face Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday in the Parc des Princes on Wednesday in the second stage of their semi-final draw.
PSG takes a lead of one goal in the second stage after winning 1-0 in Emirates Stadium last week.
But Arsenal is no motivation.
“Excitement, goose bumps, who want to arrive the day, [the feeling] of very prepared, very convinced and knowing that the chance is to play in a champions [League] Final, “said Arteta Espn.
“And when you come to that point, you have to give your life for it.”
The defeat of Arsenal against PSG last week was their first home in the Champions League throughout the season and they will be stimulated by the return of Thomas Peny, who will return from the suspension, although they will be due to injury without a large number of players from the first team.
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– Arsenal (@ARSENAL) May 4, 2025
The tribe on Arteta's team that saw him four Academy players with one Premier League appearance between them this season on the couch for the first stage still have to be released.
The Arsenal manager said about the injury issues: “Look, when I went through the tunnel, I see [Takehiro] Tomiyasu out, [Riccardo] Calafiori Out, Gabriel Magalhaes Out, Kai Havertz Out, Gabriel Jesus Out, Thomas Partey Out, Jorginho Out. Starters!
“And I see the team competing and I get goose bumps. Because we have a lot of merit and yet the game was very, very, very small margins that were not on our side that day. That's why I am very optimistic.”
Arteta will strive for a significant improvement on Saturday compared to their 2-1 defeat against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, even though he initially set a goal.
According to the OPTA supercomputer, Arsenal has a 20% chance of reaching the final.
Only two teams have once reached the final of the Champions League that lost the first stage of their semi-final draw at home, with Ajax Panathinaikos conquering in 1995-96 and Tottenham does the same against Ajax in 2018-19.