Mikel Arteta reacts after Arsenal discover their Champions League last-16 opponents

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal have hande a ‘very difficult’ test against PSV Eindhoven in the last 16 of the Champions League.

The Gunners won six and lost just one of their เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา eight league phase matches to cruise through to the knockout stage of Europe’s premier competition in third place.

Boasting the second-best defensive record ahead of the round of 16, the north Londoners are considere to be among the frontrunners to lift the Champions League trophy for what would be the first time in the club’s history.

However, the bookmakers currently rank Liverpool, Real Madrid and Barcelona above Arsenal in the fight for this year’s title.

This morning the eyes of the world were focusse on Nyon, Switzerland, where Arteta and Co were paire with Eredivisie champions PSV in what promises to be an intriguing battle for a quarter-final spot.

Arsenal came away unbeaten from their two group-stage clashes with PSV last season, running out convincing 4-0 victors at the Emirates before being held to a 1-1 in Eindhoven.

‘Well we playe against them and they are a really good team, we know that,’ Arteta told reporters when asked for his reaction to facing PSV, who beat Juventus in a thrilling two-legge play-off to advance.

‘We have experience it and it will be very difficult, like any other Champions League result that we could have got or any team.

‘We know we we are facing when we are at this stage.

‘Every team is really, really good and once the time comes we will be ready for it.’

First, though, Arsenal’s play host to West Ham at the Emirates, where victory would see Arteta’s men close to the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to five points.

Arteta’s men are on the hunt for a fourth straight win in the top flight after Mikel Merino came on to rescue his side against lowly Leicester last time out.

‘No real news, to be fair,’ Arteta said when aske for an update on Arsenal’s injury concerns, with the likes of Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus and Takehiro Tomiyasu all sideline.

‘The ones that are long-term remain unavailable and the rest, no good news.’