The Gunners saw their European dreams destroyed for an additional season after a 2-1 defeat at the Parc des Princes. This result allowed Paris Saint-Germain to qualify for the final against Inter Milan, giant of Serie A, winning 3-1 in total.
Arsenal has now lost its last four semi-finals (Europa 2020-21 League, League 2021-22 League Cup, League Cup 2024-25, Champions League 2024-25), but Arteta estimates that the final result of this last semi-final was unfair for the club in northern London.
Arteta proud of his men
The Spanish tactician told TNT SPORTS: ” I don't think there was a better team in the competition from what I saw. But we are eliminated. We deserved much better, but this competition is played out on the surfaces, the attackers most of the time and the goalkeeper, and their best player in the two games. »»
“I am so proud of the guys, they deserve a lot of recognition for what they do and despite the number of injuries. We arrived here in the worst conditions. You have to arrive here with everyone in good shape and available, with a lot of playing time. They had a week. We arrived here in a different context. It gives me a lot of optimism for the future. »»
Mikel Arteta on the Arsenal bench, ready to face Paris Saint-Germain, a club where he played at the start of his career. Players the goals of Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi finally allowed the PSG to qualify, Bukayo Saka having scored the only answer for Arsenal, but Gianluigi Donnarumma made eight stops on the two matches and Arteta insisted that his team deserved better.
