Arteta Calls Arsenal's Victory Over PSV Eindhoven As A Form Of Prosperity For The Team

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JAKARTA - Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta admitted that his team had difficulty dismantling the Eindhoven PSV defense. However, the 1-0 victory at the end of the match is proof that the Gunners are getting more mature.

Arsenal host PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates Stadium for the postponed Europa League Group A preliminary match. In Friday's match, October 21 in the morning WIB, Granit Xhaka appeared as a sole hero with a goal in the 71st minute.

Through a long time to be able to break into the opponent's goal, Arteta was relieved and acknowledged this result as a form of team maturity in finding a solution to win. Moreover, this opponent is a team that has great potential, especially in terms of sharpness.

''In European competition, you must be able to dominate and dominate opponents. They (PSV Eindhoven) are a team with huge talent, get used to winning, and score a lot of goals. However, in this match, we really showed maturity,'' Arteta said as reported by the BBC, Friday.

The victory over PSV made it certain that Arsenal would end the preliminary Group A in two standings. To ensure the position of champion, Arsenal only need one point more than the remaining two matches.

Arteta doesn't want his team to just be satisfied with finishing in second place. Automatic escape to the round of 16 with the group title being the shot of the Spaniard, so he wants Arsenal to return to good performance when they visit PSV Eindhoven headquarters, in the middle of next week.

''Fixes in first and second place have big differences in the European competition group stage. We want to be first and finish this task next week,'' said Arteta.