Arsenal rode in the quarterfinals of the Champions League after they defeated Club Brugge 9-3 in total in the last 16.
Mikel Arteta called the changes for the second leg conflict on Wednesday, with Arsenal completely won the first stage 7-1. The second stage finally ended 2-2 thanks to goals from Oleksandr Zinchenko, Declan Rice, Ivan Perisic and Couhaib Driouech.
Arsenal is now opposed to Real Madrid in the next round after the defending champion Rivals Atletico Madrid defeated penalties in their last 16 collision. Here Mirror Football looks a look at the latest newspaper heads in and around the Emirates …
Sterling makes Arsenal Vow
Raheem Sterling has largely struggled this season this season, but the winger impressed PSV when he helped both the goals of Zinchenko and Rice.
“You can only determine what you can arrange,” Sterling told TNT Sports after the game. “Sometimes I didn't have as many minutes as I had wanted, but it's just up to myself to keep beating at the door and I still believe that I have to play a lot here.
“If it's 10 minutes, 20, 45 or a start, I just have to be ready and try to help the team as much as possible. I don't want to be physically knocking on his door with a leader like Mikel, he is the one who is in charge and it is me to keep pushing.”
Arsenal ready for “next step”
Arteta has insisted on Arsenal “wants to take the next step” after having reached back-to-back Champions League quart finals for the first time in 15 years for the first time in 15 years.
When asked about the possibility of going all the way, Arteta said: “We have to appreciate that and acknowledge that it is very difficult to do. Now we want to make the next step. It is very difficult, but we are able to do it. It is important for us because we want to win – and to win, you have to go through the stages and because the club needs it.
“We are a club that wants to be the best and want to compete with the best in the world. To do that, you have to be there constant. It is very difficult, but we have done it for two years and we have the capacity and the ability to do even better.”
Guimaraes Interest
Andrea Berta will become the new sports director of Arsenal and Spanish outlet, just like reporting that he is focusing on Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes.
The report states that Berta is a long -term admirer of Guimaraes and has already tried to sign him on three separate occasions. It is also claimed that Newcastle has agreed to sell guimaraes for £ 60 million next summer if the club is not eligible for the Champions League.
Guimaraes was under contract with Newcastle until 2028, after signing a new deal only 18 months ago, but it is said that the midfielder would be open to a relocation.
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