08/05/2025
Arsene Wenger in disagreement with Mikel Arteta after Arsenal's Champions League exit
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Mikel Arteta claimed Arsenal were "100 per cent" the best team in the Champions League this season and deserved to beat Paris Saint-Germain - but Arsene Wenger did not agree

Arsene Wenger has shot down Mikel Arteta's assertion that his side were the better team over the two legs against Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal were knocked out of the Champions League in the semi-final 3-1 on aggregate, with PSG going through to face Inter Milan in the final later this month.
The Gunners arrived in Paris with a 1-0 deficit from the first leg and came out of the blocks fast, but were denied by Gianluigi Donnarumma. The PSG keeper made stunning saves from Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard before Fabian Ruiz smashed past David Raya in the 27th minute.
Donnarumma kept out a Bukayo Saka curler before Raya saved a penalty from Vitinha to keep Arsenal's hopes alive. They appeared extinguished when Achraf Hakimi found the bottom corner, only for Saka to give the away fans something to cheer about when he slotted in.
Saka put a low cross over the bar in Arsenal's only other major chance and PSG held on relatively comfortably to knock out a third English side. Arteta turned heads after the match by claiming his side were "100 per cent" the best team in the competition and better than PSG over the two legs.
"First congratulations to PSG for reaching the final. The assessment I will make when I am a little cooler," he added. "When you look at the two games their best player on the pitch has been the goalkeeper, he has been the difference for them in the tie. We were very close, much closer than the result showed but unfortunately we are out. I am very proud of the players.
"After 20 minutes it should have been 3-0. There is something extra you need to go your way in the competition and it didn't. We were very close and for long periods of both games we were much better than th
