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Arteta on Arsenal belief in reaching Champions Legaue final with PSG comeback
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08/05/2025
Arteta on Arsenal belief in reaching Champions Legaue final with PSG comeback
06/05/2025
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00:00
Good evening, everyone. Hope everyone's well.
00:04
If you have a question, raise your hand.
00:05
I believe we've got microphones here, so we'll come to you.
00:08
If we're all ready at the back, we shall kick off.
00:10
I look down here and I will go to John Cross from...
00:12
No, yeah, we'll go to John Cross from the mirror.
00:14
There we go.
00:14
Hi, John.
00:15
Declan Rice has just been in.
00:19
Declan Rice has just been in.
00:21
To say he's positive about tomorrow night is a bit of an understatement.
00:25
He's saying that basically if you do it,
00:26
it's the biggest night in the club's history.
00:28
You know, basic, be brave, special night, special moments.
00:33
I mean, do you feel that right throughout the group?
00:34
There's a determination to turn this around.
00:36
And, you know, when you see them in training,
00:38
just how strong is that belief that they can do it in the confidence?
00:41
Huge enthusiasm, huge energy.
00:43
We are a win away from being the Champions League semifinal
00:45
in the most beautiful cities in the world against a great opponent.
00:49
It doesn't get much better than that.
00:51
We are here to make history.
00:52
We have a big opportunity tomorrow.
00:54
We bring a result that gives us so much clarity about what we have to do.
00:59
A lot of learning from the first leg as well
01:01
and how small the margins are between the two teams.
01:04
The result, in my opinion, should have been very different to that one.
01:08
So tomorrow, another opportunity to prove that
01:11
and the right to be in the final.
01:12
OK, we'll go to Alex from the BBC.
01:15
Hi, Mikel.
01:15
You just said there you're here to make history
01:18
and take this team to the Champions League final.
01:19
But does it feel like it is your biggest game as Arsenal manager?
01:23
Yeah, one of the most beautiful, for sure.
01:25
I mean, again, one win away from being in the final.
01:29
We cannot cash for anything else.
01:31
It's now, let's not do the talking.
01:33
Let's do it tomorrow on that pitch at 9pm when the game starts.
01:37
Show our best, best, best, best version and win the game.
01:41
OK, John, Radio 5.
01:44
Mikel.
01:45
Hi.
01:45
However, as you'll well be aware, history is against you.
01:49
So what is it going to take to turn this round?
01:54
Again, a lot of the things that we did in the first game,
01:57
better, more consistently.
01:59
If we do that, the probability for success
02:02
will be very, very close to us.
02:04
We are more than capable.
02:05
We've done it in Europe against a lot of odds.
02:08
Probably nobody would say that we'll be in this position.
02:10
So that was against history as well.
02:13
So let's make our own history.
02:15
Gary from Sky Sports.
02:17
Mikel.
02:17
Hi.
02:18
Luis Enrique on Thursday will be 55 years old.
02:23
He's looking forward to an extra special present this year
02:26
with his team making the Champions League final.
02:30
How determined are you?
02:31
I know he's an old colleague of yours,
02:32
but how determined are you to spoil his birthday?
02:35
Well, being better than them.
02:36
We're going to have to show that tomorrow.
02:39
We know what we can do.
02:41
We show it in the first leg as well in many minutes,
02:43
apart from the first 15 minutes
02:44
when we have some difficulties
02:45
and understanding why.
02:48
And tomorrow, as I said, full clarity,
02:50
what we have to do, how we have to do it
02:52
and how much we have to embrace and enjoy this moment
02:55
to get the best out of ourselves.
02:57
Jordan Athletic.
02:58
Hi, Mikel.
02:59
Declan was just in talking about the magic moments
03:02
that you always ask your players in these big games.
03:04
I think after the last year against Bayern Munich,
03:06
you said that they just hadn't come.
03:08
But do you feel after the Bernabeu performance
03:11
that you've got players now, individuals now,
03:13
that feel they belong at this level
03:14
and have got the ability and the belief
03:17
to go and make that difference?
03:18
A hundred percent.
03:19
I think that's how you have to embrace
03:20
and take the game, you know,
03:22
to make something special.
03:24
We said to be in the final of the Champions League,
03:26
you have to do something exceptional
03:27
throughout the tournament.
03:28
We've done a lot of great things,
03:30
but tomorrow in Paris against this team
03:32
is the moment to do it.
03:34
And we want to elevate the level of this team
03:36
and start to make history.
03:38
That's the opportunity we have ahead of us to do it.
03:41
Hi, Mikel.
03:42
In big second legs in the Champions League,
03:44
especially in this stadium before,
03:45
sometimes they can feel like they go out of control
03:47
or they can be chaotic.
03:49
Is that what you'd want to provoke or would prefer?
03:52
Or how would you see it?
03:53
Depends.
03:54
I think there would be different moments.
03:56
Like you had a first leg.
03:57
Obviously, the result brings a lot of clarity.
03:59
What both teams have to do for us is even clearer.
04:03
So that's it.
04:04
And there are players on that team.
04:06
They have experienced that in many situations.
04:08
I was looking at the amount of time that they play ties
04:11
and how many times they have tried.
04:14
So we are here.
04:15
It's our opportunity and we're going to make it happen.
04:18
Yes, Andelima.
04:18
Hi, Mikel.
04:19
Away from home in Europe this season,
04:20
you've put together quite a string of results,
04:23
like the seven goals against PSV,
04:24
five against Sporting Lisbon
04:25
and, of course, the victory at the Bernabeu.
04:28
What does that give you going into this game,
04:30
obviously away from home again,
04:31
that you can bring into, hopefully,
04:33
obviously overturning the deficit in the second leg?
04:34
Again, conviction that when we had to do it,
04:37
we did it in a really convincing way
04:39
against very difficult opponents.
04:42
So, again, the last one is very recent,
04:45
is Madrid against all the odds
04:46
because, obviously, they were talking about
04:48
all the comebacks and the history
04:50
and what they did.
04:51
And we proved something very different
04:53
to what they expected.
04:54
and tomorrow we're going to do the same.
04:56
Phil Pia.
04:57
Hi, Mikel.
04:58
Deke was saying earlier
04:59
that Arsenal are very close to winning trophies,
05:02
but do you feel under pressure
05:04
to get it done this season?
05:05
Because there'll be some that will say
05:06
that if Arsenal don't win a trophy this year,
05:08
it's been a bit of a pain.
05:08
We're going to try to do this season.
05:10
Winning trophies as well
05:11
is about being in the right moment,
05:13
in the right place.
05:14
Liverpool has won the title
05:16
with less points than we have
05:17
in the last two seasons.
05:19
With the points of the last two seasons,
05:20
we have two Premier League.
05:22
So, you have to be in the right moment,
05:23
in the right place.
05:25
Hopefully, here,
05:26
we are in the right moment,
05:27
in the right place in Paris tomorrow
05:29
to earn the right to win the final.
05:31
Simon, Eden Standard.
05:32
Mikel, when Arsenal fans think of Paris
05:35
and the Champions League,
05:36
they often think about 2006
05:38
and the painful memories of that final.
05:40
Does the fact you're back in the same city
05:42
add to the opportunity for you
05:44
to try and ease some of those painful memories
05:46
and make some new ones?
05:48
Yeah, football gives you another opportunity
05:49
and it brings you to places
05:50
that are so related sometimes.
05:52
So, it's a beautiful story.
05:55
So, let's make it our own tomorrow.
05:57
Just quickly, on you,
05:58
he obviously trained today.
05:59
Is he okay to start tomorrow night?
06:01
I will assess him today,
06:02
whether he can start the game or not.
06:04
Tom, Football London.
06:06
Hi, Mikel.
06:07
We saw Ricotta Calafiore also
06:08
in training this morning.
06:10
How much of a boost it is
06:11
that he can be in and around the squad?
06:12
I think he's travelled with the group as well.
06:13
Yeah, he's travelled and he's fit
06:15
and he's ready to play when we need him.
06:17
So, that's great news, obviously.
06:19
Guys, we're not going to be able
06:20
to get around to everyone.
06:20
So, we'll go quickly through.
06:21
Sam from The Telegraph.
06:23
Hi, Mikel.
06:23
Hi.
06:24
We know the sort of reaction
06:25
that Dett got for his two free kicks
06:27
and obviously, in the past,
06:28
you think about Thierry Henry
06:29
and the San Siro
06:30
and these moments
06:30
when players can become heroes
06:32
and sort of icons of Arsenal's history.
06:34
Is that part of the message tomorrow
06:36
that someone needs to go out there
06:37
and be the hero
06:38
and make it their night?
06:40
It has to be in football.
06:41
You're going to get remembered
06:42
for those moments.
06:43
Biggest stages
06:44
when the team needs it,
06:46
when the club needs it
06:47
to deliver those moments.
06:48
And I'm playing with that mindset.
06:49
This kind of game
06:50
is, in my opinion,
06:52
the right one
06:53
and that's the world frame
06:54
that we've done
06:54
in the last few hours.
06:56
OK, we do last two
06:57
from the UK media.
06:58
Firstly, Jordan from The Sun.
07:00
Hi, Mikel.
07:02
Just on the referee tomorrow night,
07:05
he has quite a controversial past,
07:07
but he has also a big reputation
07:08
for being in the spotlight
07:09
during these big games.
07:11
Just how much have you analysed
07:13
how he refs games
07:14
and how do you prepare your players
07:15
for coming up against a referee
07:17
in such a big night?
07:18
Yeah, we always get a report
07:19
and understanding
07:20
who he's going to be
07:23
and how he likes to manage the game
07:25
to try to understand him
07:26
and to try to help him
07:28
in that sense
07:29
and make sure the players
07:30
are very much aware of that
07:31
and that work is done.
07:33
OK, Nick Callow from Haters.
07:35
Hi, Mikel.
07:36
It's quite a few years
07:37
since you played here
07:38
for Paris Saint-Germain.
07:39
I'm just wondering
07:39
if there's anything from then
07:41
that you can tell your players
07:42
what to expect and prepare for.
07:44
A beautiful atmosphere.
07:46
I mean, this is a massive club
07:47
with a huge history.
07:49
One city, one team, basically.
07:51
And yeah, I was very lucky
07:54
to have 18 months here
07:56
where I really enjoyed it
07:57
and I have fascinating memories about it
07:59
and it's great to be back here.
08:01
OK, we'll do one here
08:02
from TNT Mexico, I believe,
08:03
and then one in French down here.
08:04
Hi, Mikel.
08:06
Obviously, it's the type of game
08:07
that no one needs
08:09
an extra layer of motivation.
08:11
But how can you use the dream
08:12
of achieving a Champions League final
08:14
if you have already?
08:17
Well, I think it's within us.
08:19
I think, as you said,
08:20
we don't need anything else.
08:22
You know, now we need to use it
08:24
to channel that energy,
08:25
that emotion,
08:26
that willingness
08:26
that we all have
08:27
inside ourselves
08:28
to deliver and perform
08:30
at the best possible level
08:33
at the highest level
08:34
of each of us has tomorrow
08:36
to deliver the result
08:37
that we need to be in the final.
08:39
Hello, Frank Dzeniecki,
08:41
TVP Sport, from Poland.
08:42
I wanted to ask about
08:43
Jakub Kivior
08:45
in what aspects
08:47
has he made
08:48
the biggest progress
08:49
in recent weeks
08:50
and will we see him
08:52
in the first line-up
08:54
paired with William Saliba
08:55
as we expected.
08:57
Well, again,
08:58
he deserves a lot of credit
08:59
because he hasn't played
09:00
too much
09:01
throughout many months
09:02
and suddenly he's been thrown
09:03
into the most difficult context
09:05
at the highest level
09:07
playing against
09:07
the best opponents
09:08
when you haven't had
09:09
the physical rhythm
09:10
or the confidence
09:11
to do it.
09:12
I think he's been exceptional.
09:13
Okay, finally, just one hit.
09:15
De este lado, Miquel,
09:16
Juanjo Rueda
09:17
para Caliente TV México.
09:20
Una eliminatoria
09:20
que pintaba muy pareja
09:22
en el papel.
09:23
No sé si esta semana
09:24
has notado
09:25
que ha habido mucho
09:27
al agua
09:27
hacia el Paris Saint-Germain
09:28
y si se ha sido
09:29
un poco injusto
09:30
con tu equipo
09:30
y a la vez preguntarte
09:31
si esto te molesta.
09:33
No, lo sé.
09:33
Está siempre relacionado
09:34
con el resultado.
09:35
Yo te digo
09:36
lo que he visto
09:36
y después de ver el partido
09:37
varias veces
09:38
creo que el resultado
09:39
no refleja
09:40
lo que pasĂł en el campo
09:41
para nada.
09:42
Lo que pasĂł
09:43
en los primeros 15 minutos
09:44
y lo que pasó después
09:45
fue muy diferente
09:46
pero al final
09:47
el resultado
09:47
es el que manda
09:48
en las sensaciones
09:49
y ya está.
09:51
Mañana hacerlo mejor,
09:52
ganar
09:52
y entonces todo será seguro
09:54
y muchos halagos.
09:56
Okay, guys.
09:56
That's us.
09:57
Thanks very much.
09:58
Merci.
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