They dreamed of it until the end. A few minutes from the kick-off of the semi-final return of the Champions League between PSG and Arsenal, Mikel Arteta even said that his team was going to achieve the feat of raising the first leg (0-1) at the Parc des Princes. Missed. After a good start to the match, the Gunners finally fell in love with a Parisian team (2-1) which will play the second final in its history in Munich on May 31 against Inter Milan. For the Gunners, there are only sadness and regrets left.
“Congratulations to PSG for his qualification in the finalreacted Mikel Arteta after the meeting at the microphone of TNT Sports. I will take stock once a little quieter, but the feeling that I had from the bench is that we were much better than them. On both matches, the best player on the field was their guardian; He made the difference. We were very close, much closer than the results have shown, but unfortunately, we are eliminated. I’m so proud. How did we start the match and managed the pressure? After 20 minutes, we should have led 3-0.” “We made two mistakes, they scored two goalsregretted Declan Rice with our colleagues from TNT Sports. We have given everything, I think we were dominant today. If we had marked our opportunities in the first 15-20 minutes, the match would have changed. On both matches, we could have scored more goals, but Donnarumma was incredible.”
I don’t think there was a better team in this competition than we
For the Gunners technician, there was no photo on the two games: Arsenal may have lost each time, but the results are misleading. His team was even the best in the competition. “”I’m disappointed, it hurts. If we want to win this competition, we must be aware of it (…) I don’t think there was a better team in this competition. But we are eliminated. We deserved much better“, He added, before repeating that Gigio Donnarumma had been the man of the match on the outward and back. Symbolic for him of the performance of his team.”This competition is played out in the surfaces, with the scorers most of the time and the guards. Theirs was the best player in the two matches.”
“We were on the right track, we had the pace, we created a few big opportunities, but in the end, that was not enoughrecognized Captain Martin Odegaard. It was not enough, and it’s painful (…) We wanted to do something big. It’s a huge disappointment, but we have to remain strong and united. Lean the lessons, endure the pain and use it to come back stronger. We have to learn from this experience. We have done a lot of good things, but that’s not enough. It is in front of the goal that the matches decide and this is where we must be more precise. We have to use this pain wisely.”
“I am so proud of the boys, they deserve to be congratulated for what they do, despite the number of injuries. We arrived here in critical condition. We have to arrive with everyone in good shape and available, with a lot of playing time. They had a week. We arrived here in a different context. It gives me a lot of optimism for the future“Concluded a rather optimistic arteta on the near future of the Gunners.
“Sometimes you have to learn from these defeats to reach great victories, as players and as a group. This is what we are currently going through in the championship and in the Champions League – we have been there for two consecutive seasons – we are progressively progressing, but we must continue to push and believe it. We are deeply disappointed (…) but we will be stronger with the return of our players, absent for a long time“, Heard him the Pas Declan Rice, also convinced that his team is promised to great things. The fact remains that to raise a first cup with big ears, Arsenal will still have to wait.
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