Arsenal caused a media storm after defeating Real Madrid 3-0 in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League. It was the match of Gunners to play overwhelmingly from the beginning to the end and the 3 goals may not be enough.
With a great advantage in hand, Arsenal is in the morning of the semi -finals than ever. If the opponent of The Gunners is another team, perhaps the confusion about the prediction on the media will not appear. However, Mikel Arteta's teachers and students still had the second leg at the Bernabeu - where the true Real Madrid king was waiting.
In recent years, Real Madrid's unbelievable comeback in the Champions League has been continuous. Therefore, there have been concerns for Arsenal, even fear for the representative of the Premier League. However, for Captain Mikel Arteta, this is not the time to think about fear.
"I will not say the word (fear). It is respect and admiration for what Real Madrid has done in this playground. They are the club with a long history and create a lot of great values.
However, this is a game with winning and losing, that's what we face. Arsenal knew Real Madrid would play with his efforts and determination to win " - Mikel Arteta shared in the press conference before the match.
Before Mikel Arteta began the press conference, Jude Bellingham on the Real Madrid side was the one who posted it first. The British midfielder is dreaming about the prospect of Los Blancos can create a "Remontada" (backward after being led 3 goals). However, Arteta is not afraid of that.
"I understand that. The backwards are part of Real Madrid's history and they have the right to think about such scenarios.
However, Arsenal is currently very different from thinking and preparations for this match. We will try to overcome them in professional aspects. If you do that, Arsenal will win the final " - Arteta shared.
Also at the press conference, Mikel Arteta confirmed that Thomas Partey's injury situation had progressed positively. As for Jorginho, he had pain in the ribs in a 1-1 draw against Brentford last weekend, so he did not join the team to fly to Spain to prepare for the match.
If Arsenal surpassed Real Madrid, they would have a third time in history to go to the Champions League semi -finals. The previous two seasons were 2005-2006 (final lost to Barcelona) and 2008-2009 (semi-final lost to Manchester United).
