16/04/2025
Arteta on the game: "Yeah I can talk to him, he has been decisive in the tie. The composure with and without the ball.
It turns the game in our favour. You need players to step up in this level."
Arteta on the feelings from the win: "My wife, my children, my family. I know how they have been, having listened to what could happen. They are very proud.
The players, to see them, to feel they are able and they do it. There is no better reward for a coach. The fans are very proud of the team."
Arteta on the feeling: "Well it is reassuring. I am here to experience these games and to go through them. Be very critical with yourself tonight."
Arteta on the Bernabeu factor: "It is the first time I have sat on that bench and this stadium has the capacity for anything to happen."
Arteta on Merino: "We hadn't thought about it, he's great. He has given something this team didn't have.
The capacity to be at spaces, the arrivals. The capacity he showed, he deserves great credit."
Arteta on Saka penalty: "I can go on individuals. He stepped up, he didn't score it could be a turning point in but the players did well."
Arteta on the belief: "A big credit to them and today I realised after three minutes anything is possible. To create a chaos, a belief an uncertainty how we control it."