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Despite Arsenal's Champions League exit, Mikel Arteta believes his side were the best team in the competition and remains optimistic about their future.
Arsenal’s dreams of getting to the Champions League final were put to a halt following a 2-1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of the semifinal at the Parc des Princes.
Arsenal had been backed by legends to make it to the final of the Champions League, but they might have to wait for another year to make the dream come true.
Their dreams were shattered by goals from Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi, who scored in the 27th and 72nd minutes, respectively, with Bukayo Saka scoring a late goal in the 72nd minute, but it was not enough to save the Gunners.
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Now, PSG have booked a date with Inter Milan in the Champions League final to take place at the Allianz Arena in Munich on May 31, 2025.
Despite Arsenal failing to progress to the final in each of their last four major cup semi-finals (2020-21 Europa League, 2021-22 League Cup, 2024-25 League Cup, 2024-25 Champions League), Mikel Arteta still believes there is a chance for them to do better next season.
Mikel Arteta proud of the Gunners despite loss
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As quoted by Sky Sports, Arteta revealed that they were the best team in the championship, and their exit has seemingly diluted the level of competition going into the final.
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He defended the players, revealing that they were not in their best shape, as he insisted that they deserved more from the game.
Mikel Arteta is also confident about the future, revealing that from the way the Gunners played against PSG, they will be a force to reckon with.
"But we are out. We deserved much more, but this competition is about the boxes, the strikers most of the time and the goalkeeper and theirs was the best player in both games,” Mikel Arteta revealed.
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"I'm so proud of the boys, they deserve lots of credit for what they're doing and the amount of injuries. We arrived here in the worst state.
“You have to get here with everyone fit and available with lots of minutes. They had a week. We came here in a different context. That gives me a lot of positivity for the future."
He insisted that they were much better than PSG, as he observed that their goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made eight saves.
Mikel Arteta added that the Gunners managed to handle the pressure well and noted that he was hurt by how things went since the players followed the instructions to the letter.
“We were very close, much closer than the results showed, but unfortunately, we are out. I'm so proud. But there is something extra in this competition to go your way, and it didn't,” Arteta added.
"I'm upset, it has to hurt. If we want to win this competition and we need to realise that. Just understanding that we are out is not the way I look at it."
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While Arsenal fell short of reaching the Champions League final, Mikel Arteta remains proud of his team's performance and is optimistic that their resilience and quality will fuel a stronger push in future European campaigns.
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