PSG v Arsenal – His team are on a mission, Arteta’s clear message

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·25 May 2026

PSG v Arsenal – His team are on a mission, Arteta’s clear message

In an interview with Sky Sports, Mikel Arteta (44), Arsenal manager, made his ambitions very clear ahead of the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain this Saturday. After winning the Premier League title, the Spanish coach described a squad convinced it still has one major step left to take.

Arteta: “I’ve imagined winning this title many times”

On the Premier League title “I’ve imagined winning this title many times. But this time, more than ever, there was something different. I’ve visualized things a lot in recent months. I could close my eyes and picture that image. It was different from other seasons.

Arteta: “Our only objective now is to achieve that goal”

On the Champions League final This is where we are right now, and now we have to move on to the next step, and that step will take place in seven days in Budapest, to go and win the Champions League, and we know that. Our only objective now is to achieve that goal.

Arteta: “I think we have to be very confident and believe in our chances of winning it”

The energy here is incredible, with the players, with everyone, because we have a lot of families, a lot of people who know each other, a lot of people connected within and around the club. You can see the joy, but you can also see the ambition. We’ve done this, but now we want this. Given our Champions League run this season, I think we have to be very confident and believe in our chances of winning it.”

Arteta’s message does not sound like a simple outburst of euphoria after a domestic title. Above all, the Arsenal manager is putting forward the idea of a group that has reached the end of a long process and now believes its European moment can come too. By speaking about visualization, collective energy, and the ambition surrounding his club, he paints the picture of a team that does not just want to enjoy being in the final, but to fully embrace it.

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For PSG, the warning is clear: Arsenal will not arrive wearing the outfit of an outsider happy just to be there. The London club comes in with momentum, confidence, and a kind of collective mission. Still, Paris knows this stage too well: the one where emotional momentum is never enough without control.

Arteta’s comments also have the merit of setting the psychological scene for the final. Arsenal moves forward with the strength of a newly crowned champion, while Paris Saint-Germain will have to respond with its experience, composure, and ability not to get drawn into the opposition’s narrative.

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