The players of Arsenal remained in tears after their Champions League defeat against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday according to Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners were beaten 2-1 in the night in the Parc does Prince, which amounts to a 3-1 total defeat, which will leave them without a trophy this season.
Arsenal has only won one FA Cup since Mikel Arteta took over it in the club in December 2019 and now has to achieve second place in the last three games of the Premier League.
“Today I see how much they want it because they were in tears,” said Arteta.
“This team, two years ago, no one believed that we probably could probably be eligible for the Champions League, not even thinking that we could finish second and compete in the competition.
“Maybe the number of points we had in another year, you are champions. But the reality is that you have something to lose and that trophy with all the work we do and the disappointment is that we don't have them.”
Arsenal is only three points above third place in Manchester City and six for the sixth placed Nottingham Forest and travel to Liverpool on Sunday.
3.14 – Arsenal produced an XG of 3.14 tonight, the most by a team against Paris SG in a UEFA Champions League match this season. Their 19 shots were also their most in a knockout game since they had in March 2016 in Barcelona in Barcelona. Valiant. pic.twitter.com/efdwkegkkkkk
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