Arsenal starter convinced trophy success is on the way | OneFootball

David Raya believes it’s just a matter of time until Arsenal win trophies, as he looks forward to the Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid.

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Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya has been away with Spain over the international break, but from now until the end of May his full focus will be on the club season.

The Gunners are very unlikely to be in the mix for the Premier League title in the next couple of months, with Liverpool having a seemingly unassailable lead.

But Raya is still convinced trophies are coming to north London, as the team remain in the hunt for the Champions League.

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“It’s a great, great place to be, it’s a great club,” Raya said. “The team is incredible, I think we are going in the right direction to achieve things together. It’s just a matter of time and when it will happen.

“Everybody wants to win the Champions League and everybody knows how hard it is, but we are very, very excited.

“Now we have a big challenge ahead, playing against Real Madrid, but those kinds of games, that’s the ones that you really wanted to play when you were wrong. Very, very excited to see where that goes.”

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Arsenal have a very tough run to a potential Champions League trophy, as you’d expect from this competition.

Even if Mikel Arteta’s side can overcome a Champions League juggernaut in Real Madrid, they’re likely to come up against Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals, and then a possible final against the likes of Barcelona or Bayern Munich.

The alternatives aren’t much better. A semi-final against Aston Villa would mean another match-up against Unai Emery, who has caused Arsenal problems in the past. And Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund are no slouches, if they can pull off shock results against Bayern and Barca.

So there’s a long, long way to go before Arsenal fans can even start dreaming about their players getting their hands on the trophy. It’s going to be one step at a time from here on out.