It’s done, Arsenal have put an end to 22 years of waiting. The English club was crowned on Tuesday evening, without playing, simply taking advantage of Manchester City’s draw on the Bournemouth pitch (1-1). Leader the majority of the time this season, the London club deserves its title, especially since it has been circling for several years now. This time it was good. “I imagined winning this title many timesreplays Mikel Arteta in an interview with Sky Sports. But this time, more than ever, there was something. I’ve been visualizing things a lot these last few months“.
“I could close my eyes and I could visualize this image. It was different from other seasons» continues the Gunners technician, who really started to believe in victory “around March-April“. From Tuesday evening, thousands of fans gathered in front of the Emirates Stadium to celebrate this 14th Premier League title in the club’s history. The players also celebrated, despite the upcoming deadlines, the last match on the Crystal Palace pitch on Sunday, and especially the Champions League final against PSG next Saturday in Budapest (6 p.m.).
“This is where we are now, and now we need to take the next step»
Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Jurrien Timber and Eberechi Eze were seen in the early hours of the morning leaving the evening without anyone finding fault. There is no doubt that Arteta has already returned to training after this enchanted parenthesis. “This is where we are right now, and now we have to take the next step, and that step will take place in seven days in Budapest, to win the Champions League, and we know it“. PSG knows something about it, victories lead to victories and Arsenal will go into the final with a feeling of revenge for last season, what’s more.
“Our only goal now is to achieve this goal. The energy is incredible here, with the players, with everyone, because we have a lot of families, a lot of people who know each other, a lot of people connected within and around the club», Adds the Spanish coach. “You see the joy, but you also see the ambition. We did this, but now we want this“. And to conclude after an adventure of 14 matches without defeat in C1: “given our progress in the Champions League this season, I think we must be very confident and believe in our chances of winning it“. PSG has been warned.
