Mikel Arteta issues PSG verdict as Arsenal win on 'one of the best nights of my career' | OneFootball

The Gunners manager was full of praise for his players

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta described beating Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu as “one of the best nights of my football career”.

Goals from Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli gave Arsenal another memorable night as they beat the defending champions 2-1 away from home to reach the last four by a comprehensive aggregate scoreline of 5-1.

Arteta believes Arsenal can win the Champions League under his watch, as he prepares to take on Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals.

“[This is] one of the best nights in my football career,” Arteta told TNT Sports. “We played against a team with the biggest history. It has been an inspiration for all of us on this competition.

“To be able to win the tie in the manner we have done, I think we have to be very proud of ourselves. It is very difficult. After two-to-three minutes you realise anything can happen in this stadium.

“Fortunately, a lot of things went for us. Overall, we did what we had to do to win the game.

“The history we have in this competition is so short. The third time in our history of what we have just done [reaching the last four], and we have to build on that.”

Arteta, 43, added: “All this experience is going to help us, for sure. We had full belief that we could beat this team and the players did it.”

Arsenal face Arteta’s former team PSG in in the last four, and the Spaniard said: “I watched the game [against Aston Villa] last night and it was a crazy game. I know the manager [Luis Enrique] really well, but let's enjoy tonight.

“They're a different team now, and they're on an incredible run at the moment.”