It will take a Liverpool misfortune to turn things around for Arsenal in the Premier League and so for them winning the Champions League, which they have never won would be a crowning glory for all their missed titles in the English top division.
Still bubbling from their 7-1 thrashing of PSV, Arsenal are home to the Dutch side on Wednesday and they are expected to sail through to the round of eight where they would meet either Real Madrid or their city rivals Atletico Madrid.
Defender William Saliba said that match is mountain they can climb and go ahead to win the Champions League.
“I think we are very close, we need to keep going,” Saliba said ahead of the tie at the Emirates Stadium.
“We can’t stop working. When you’re close and don’t win trophies it’s sad. With work we will make a big step, and I am sure we will arrive there.
“Everyone wants to win the Champions League, it’s a competition that’s hard to win, anything can happen.”
Also, coach Mikel Arteta who has agonisingly got close to win the Premier League title twice, but was denied by Manchester City, his side is ready to contest every match with the aim to win.
“We are going to carry on fighting to win every game,” Spanish coach Arteta said at his pre-match press conference on Tuesday.
“There are the demands we put on ourselves in every competition. We are very much conscious that the demands for this football club are to reach the highest level and to win football matches.
“There’s always improvement. We have talked about what we can do better, it’s about execution. My job is to give the players as many tools so we can deliver again.”
