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Arteta Praises Arsenal After 3-0 Champions League Win Against Real Madrid
Mikel Arteta couldn’t hide his excitement after Arsenal’s dominant 3-0 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
Declan Rice stepped up with two brilliant free-kicks, turning the game in Arsenal’s favor during a strong second-half display. Mikel Merino then finished off a slick move, converting a low cross from Myles Lewis-Skelly to give the Gunners a comfortable lead heading into the return leg in Spain.
Speaking after the game, Arteta described the night as “beautiful,” praising his team’s effort and the electric atmosphere at the Emirates.
“I’m proud of the boys. The fans were already fired up before kickoff,” he said. “Nights like this need energy, big moments, and a bit of magic — and we saw all of that tonight.”
Joe Cole speaks on Arsenal and their chances of winning the Premier League this season. He suggests that if Arsenal can sign Victor Osimhen, the title could be theirs.
“I’m going to put an asterisk on this. I think Manchester City win the title if they [Arsenal] don’t bring in a number nine because I still think that will be a problem for them.
“Therefore, I am predicting Manchester City to clinch the league ahead of Arsenal, but if they sign Victor Osimhen, I would change my prediction. As it stands, my choice is Manchester City.”
Jay-Jay Okocha speaks on the popular GOAT debate between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and shares his pick.
“Ronaldo is a special player. But he’s, for me, a goal scorer. He can score 10 million goals. He is a goal scorer. It’s like Haaland. Haaland is a goal scorer.”
“But Messi, Messi, Messi is on another planet,” he said.
“Messi was born to play football, you know. Messi, I think Messi will get ill if he doesn’t play football. You know, he’s a genius,” he added.
Ahead of the 2026/27 Premier League season, beginning this weekend, Arsenal have confirmed their squad numbers for the players.
In a post on the club’s website, Mikel Arteta’s side confirmed that Bruno Guimaraes, who joined the Gunners from Newcastle United, will wear the number 39 jersey.
Squad numbers for Arsenal players this season:
- David Raya
- William Saliba
- Cristhian Mosquera
- Ben White
- Piero Hincapie
- Gabriel
- Bukayo Saka
- Martin Odegaard
- Gabriel Jesus
- Eberechi Eze
- Gabriel Martinelli
- Jurrien Timber
- Kepa Arrizabalaga
- Viktor Gyokeres
- Christos Tzolis
- Noni Madueke
- Fabio Vieira
- Ethan Nwaneri
- Mikel Merino
- Reiss Nelson
- Kai Havertz
- Illan Meslier
- Riccardo Calafiori
- Tommy Setford
- Martin Zubimendi
- Bruno Guimaraes
- Declan Rice
- Myles Lewis-Skelly
- Max Dowman
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