Arsenal’s journey at the UEFA Champions League this season has officially closed after the final defeat of 1-3 to Paris Saint Germain. Despite having to take a 1-2 defeat in the second leg at Parc des Princes, after losing 0-1 in the first leg in North London, coach Mikel Arteta still believes that his team deserves a much better result.
Speaking after the match against TNT Sports, the strategist of the army man did not hide his regret: “We were very close. In most of the time of both matches, we played much better than them.
But we were not present in the final. If Arsenal wants to win this tournament and go there, we need to realize that there are certain things that belong to us and you should not just understand that Arsenal has been eliminated. ”
In the first leg, Ousmane Dembele’s goal at the Emirates Stadium brought a great advantage to the French team.
Although in the second leg, the French player can only appear from the bench due to physical problem, Paris Saint Germain still shows his strength. A Fabian Ruiz’s long -term superficial shot and a dangerous finish of Achraf Hakimi engulfed hope on the Gunners. Bukayo Saka’s late goal was only an honorary meaning for Arsenal fans to wade to Paris.
Arteta continued to analyze: “I don’t think any team is better than us in this tournament so far. But Arsenal has been eliminated tonight. I think we deserve a lot more than that in both matches.
But the result of this tournament depends on key positions and those positions are usually strikers and goalkeepers – and he [Gianluigi Donnarumma] is the best player in both matches. ”
With this result, Paris Saint Germain will enter the UEFA Champions League final in the 2024/25 season, where they will face Inter Milan. While Arsenal pityed through another empty season.
