Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has opened up on how his team can reach the UEFA Champions League semi final at the expense of record winners Real Madrid.

Arsenal has been drawn against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals, setting up what promises to be an extremely challenging encounter. The Gunners secured their place in this stage of the competition by eliminating PSV Eindhoven,

Mikel Arteta is looking forward to Arsenal's Champions League showdown with Real Madrid. The two sides will clash next month in a mouth-watering quarter-final tie.

Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal are ‘very capable’ of beating Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals, although he recognises it will be ‘very difficult’ for them to do so. The Gunners strolled into the last eight with a 9-3 aggregate victory over PSV over two legs of the last 16.

There are no added expectations or pressure on Arsenal to perform in the Champions League despite its recent struggles in the Premier League, manager Mikel Arteta said on Tuesday ahead of a last-16 return leg match against PSV Eindhoven.

The Gunners officially clinched their place in the Champions League quarter-finals but it was a night that will raise questions about the quality of some of Mikel Arteta's fringe stars

Mikel Arteta called on Arsenal to take the “next step” after booking their place in the Champions League last eight in successive seasons for the first time in 15 years.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has outlined what it will take to overcome Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final. The Gunners are into the last-eight of European football’s elite club competition for a second time in successive seasons after overcoming PSV Eindhoven 9-3 on aggregate.

Arsenal has fallen 15 points adrift of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League and could now find itself in a battle to make the top four, with Chelsea its next opponents this weekend.