Mikel Arteta insists that Arsenal Real Madrid does not accept with survival in their thoughts, despite the huge pillow of a 3-0 lead.
The quarter -final second stage of the Champions League in the Bernabeu on Wednesday evening offers a huge opportunity for the Gunners to go up a semi -final against PSG.
And Arteta has sent a clear message by his side that they are there to win the game, instead of trying to protect the leadership.
He said TNT Sports: 'The mentality and conviction is that we are here to win the game.
'That is the most important thing and that we play with courage and determination, take the game we want.
'It's the peace, there is still so much to do, of course you have to earn the right to be in the semi -final.
“To do that, you will have a number of really beautiful moments, a number of very difficult moments and you really have to enjoy and embrace them to earn the right to be in the semi -final.”
There remains an atmosphere of trust, misplaced or otherwise, under the Real Madrid stars for the game despite the shortage.
Jude Bellingham revealed on Tuesday that the word 'Remontada' – which translates into 'comeback' – bounces around the real dressing room, while Vinicius Jr wrote on Instagram tomorrow. 9 p.m., 'With the Brazilian who apparently is ready to do a big performance after he was stopped in the first stage.
The official social media account of the club on X also posted a video in which Chatgpt was asked to translate the message 'ninety minutes into the Bernabeu of eight words are very long', in as many languages as possible.
Despite the bluff and blusterer in the Spanish capital, it would be an amazing achievement, given the dominance of Arsenal in London.
Kylian Mbappe and Co hardly had a pinch and there can not be much confidence in the hosts who hold a clean slate throughout the season, given their defensive problems.
The 15-time champions are on the Brink and the future of Carlo Ancelotti in the club is also in question.
Now that Liverpool would win the Premier League and Arsenal, who throws all their weight behind the Champions League campaign, it is also to do-that for Arteta and Co.
Those steel determination that the manager spoke about approaching the game will undoubtedly be tested as a real score early and it will be a huge investigation of their references in the Bernabeu kettle with the roof closed.
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