Arteta was asked why Arsenal have yet to get their hands on the Champions League.
Arsenal are going stronger this season in both the Premier League and Champions League. The Gunners are top of the table in the top-flight. Champions League knockout qualification is on the way.
In the long history of the Champions League, it is hard to believe that a club as big as Arsenal are yet to get their hands on the competition.
Arsenal’s last best finish in the Champions League was in 2006 when they were runner-ups. They were beaten 2-1 by Barcelona in Paris and they have yet to return to that stage.
When Arteta was asked why Arsenal have yet to get their hands on the Champions League, he said in his press conference ahead of the UCL match with RC Lens: “Don’t take it for granted because the Champions League is extremely difficult and the moment you miss it, then you realize how important it is, but at the same time how difficult it is to win it.
“Now we seem to see three or four teams not being in the Champions League when they should be and sounds like a catastrophe but that is the reality of the level of this league as well. So to me, to be in this competition and playing the Premier League you have to take credit for that because it’s very complicated.”
Arsenal manager added: “It is a dream but it’s an impossible dream because these are football games and the teams are really good and games are decided in details and in other moments, but we are certainly getting experience to compete at that level and to be closer to that situation [of winning the competition].
“A lot of things have to go your way [to win the Champions League], you have to obviously perform on an incredible level to have the opportunity to do that. We are going to try it, that’s for sure.”
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