PSG v Arsenal – Arteta crestfallen, “the pain won’t go away” | OneFootball

This Saturday, in the 2025-2026 Champions League final, Paris Saint-Germain faced Arsenal at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. Mikel Arteta, the coach of the English team, spoke to CBS Sports Golazo after the Parisian victory on penalties (1-1 in regular time, 4-3 on penalties, PSG/Arsenal highlights).

Arteta: “there are difficult decisions on the penalties”

Did you disrupt PSG’s game plan?

Yes, but the pain is not going to go away. We still have to be proud of our season. We had to deal with a lot of things. When you are that close, against the best team in the world, and it goes to penalties, you have to win, but that was not the case.

How can you do better?

The margins are small, there are difficult decisions on the penalties during the match. Then there is the penalty shootout, everything comes down to very little. When you play at this level, things have to go your way. That was not the case.

Arteta: “We had a great season and the players should be proud.”

What did you say to the players?

We have to be proud of what we did. We had a great season and the players should be proud.

There will be other seasons?

We are going to rest and then we are going to prepare.

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