Mikel Arteta appeared before the media at the press conference prior to the Champions League final against PSG. The match will be an exciting duel of Spanish technicians that will decide the next king of Europe. Both teams have already faced each other on several occasions; Now, Luis Enrique’s men will seek to retain their title, while Arsenal, after winning the Premier League, will try to storm the European throne.
New opportunity: “It has been a very good and positive preparation. We are here because we have won and deserved to be here. Tomorrow we are going to try to deserve this trophy.”
The team: “Timber will be able to play, only Ben White will not be able to be there.”
Defeats: “We have talked about last year’s defeats, we have evolved differently. We have learned a lot.”
Once titular: “When I see the players I see this desire, this desire, this thirst to play in the final. It is the biggest football match. Everyone wants to be part of this match and it is important that everyone is involved.”
Luis Enrique: “He has always been a reference, even when he was a player. I followed his career when he left Spain. His beautiful person, the way of thinking, the philosophy of the game, is a source of inspiration for me and of course tomorrow there will be a conflict.”
First Champions League final. “It’s the opportunity. We have to take charge of the moment. We have the opportunity to write a new chapter in the club’s history. We have to play the game with lucidity, clarity, with deep courage.”
Pressure: “We have won a title and now we want the second. That’s why we talk about this as a platform. Something that takes you to the next step. Now we want better destinations. I want the players to trust and know that they can win.”
Arsene: “He hasn’t called me, he wants to be discreet even though I know that everyone supports us.”
Players look: “I see an appetite, a thirst, a hunger. It is a wish that has now been fulfilled. They have tasted the taste of victory and we want to reproduce the same.”
Last year’s match: “In last year’s semi-final I was satisfied with what I saw, we were really close to winning. It’s a different moment. The two teams have evolved and tomorrow the game will be different.”
In 140 years of Arsenal they have never won the Champions League: “We know how complex it is, but we are very excited and want to make history.”
Favorite PSG: “They are the current champions and they are defending a title. We earned the right to fight the game.”
Prepared something special: “Each game usually has a moment and an end. Sometimes things work out better naturally.”
48 lineups: “As for the lineups, we had a lot of uncertainty in that match against Atlético de Madrid. In the end, the players are the ones who decide the matches and tomorrow it will be something similar.”
Arsenal in Europe: “It is clear that we have a lot of growth and our history explains it in a clear way, tomorrow we have an opportunity that will help us forever if we achieve it.”
