JAKARTA - Mikel Arteta urged Arsenal to do something special to beat Paris Saint-Germain next week and reach the Champions League final.
The Gunners lost in the semifinals of the first leg at the Emirates Stadium, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, early morning WIB, because Ousmane Dembele's goal in the fourth minute was enough to give the visitors an invaluable advantage.
Arsenal have never won the Champions League. Their only final appearance in the tournament before was in 2006.
Arteta referred to the club's quarter-final win over Real Madrid - as they won the first leg 3-0 at home before a 2-1 win at the Santiago Bernabeu - as he looks at the second match in the middle of next week.
"If you want to be in the Champions League final, you have to do something special."
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"We have to do something special in Paris to be there. We were in the first half."
"My message is exactly the same as what I said against Real Madrid at home, 3-0."
"We have to go to Paris and win the game. We are more than able to do it."
"I saw two very good teams, but the difference was very thin. They were efficient in front of goal."
"The goalkeeper also made the difference to see the results we saw tonight," Arteta said after the match.
PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made two very good saves - one in each round from Gabriel Martinelli and then Leandro Trossard - but Luis Enrique's team should have been able to widen their lead when Bradley Barcola squandered a golden opportunity before Goncalo Ramos hit the crossbar.
Given Arsenal's great task, the north London team failed to advance on the previous four occasions when they lost in the first leg of the Champions League knockout system at home.
"We show from the 25th minute that we can win against any team. We have shown this season that we can win at home to opponents."
"So, we will go to Paris next week to win the game," said Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya.
Arsenal will welcome Thomas Partey back for the second leg after he underwent a one-match ban on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
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