Mikel Arteta has explained that the Arsenal Squad has celebrated their quarter-final victory of the Champions League on Real Madrid, so that they continue to the semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain
Mikel Arteta says that his Arsenal team enjoyed a “beautiful evening” after doing the double over Real Madrid in the Champions League.
The Gunners stood opposite Los Blancos in the quarterfinals of the European tournament in the course of two legs, which are both at home and away, to continue to the last four where they will be confronted with Paris Saint-Germain. The Champions League can come as the last hope of Arteta to conquer silverware in 2024/25, given that the club was dropped off from the League Cup in January by Tournament Winners Newcastle United in the semi -final of February and was omitted from the FA Cup by Manchester United in January.
In the meantime, Liverpool needs only six points of their remaining six games to win the Premier League, which contributes to the current 21-year-old dry spell of the Gunners in the English top flight. With the Champions League as their best chance of a title for the current campaign, Arteta and his team enjoyed in any time of the competition – with the boss who recently revealed that his party enjoyed a festive meal after their victories over Real Madrid.
With Sky Sports he said: “Yes, we had a great dinner in Madrid after the game. Many happy faces, great energy, families in the area. So yes, it was really a beautiful evening.”
Determined to take it to the thread with Liverpool in terms of the Premier League race, meanwhile, Arteta added that the parties were short -lived – because the team was immediately training the next day for the collision of Sunday with Ipswich Town.
He added: “And the next morning, ready for the Premier League. Start preparing Ipswich and the heavy games we have against us.” When asked if he hoped to take his form from Europe in the competition, Arteta added: “That is what we want to do, and that is what we discussed this morning.
“Our full focus is in the Premier League, we have two vital games for us after the two draws and we have to push. Not only the form, because I think we have been very strong in both versions, but the details have four points away from us.”
Arsenal goes to Sunday's game with Ipswich from the back of the back-to-back 1-1 draws with Everton and Brentford, and will be desperate to bridge the gap between himself and Liverpool while striving for Premier League Glory again. Arsenal sent Real Madrid packaging with a 3-0 win in the Emirates Stadium earlier this month, thanks to two goals from Declan Rice and another Van Mikel Merino.
In the reverse match, which took place in the Bernabeu on Wednesday evening, Arsenal was able to expand their aggregated score to 5-1 with a 2-1 win over Los Blancos. Bukayo Saka missed a penalty in the first half before he opened the score in the second. Vinicius Junior equalized a little later, before Gabriel Martinelli sealed the deal for three minutes in the stopping time.
Arsenal will organize PSG in the first stage of the semi-final on April 29, before traveling to the Parc des Princes on 7 May with the hope of stamping their ticket to the Champions League final. If they overcome, they will be confronted with Barcelona or Inter Milan by the end of next month at the end of next month.