Arteta reflects on ‘genuine dream’ of watching Arsenal’s victory over Lens
Mikel Arteta admitted it was a “genuine dream” watching Arsenal’s dominant 6-0 victory over Lens at the Emirates Stadium which saw them qualify for the Champions League last 16.The Gunners topped Group B with a game to spare after they battered their French opponents with six different goalscorers.“It was a genuine dream,” Arteta said of his side's performance.“We had a chance to qualify today and we’ve done it in a really convincing way against a really good side. The team from the beginning showed a lot of aggression and determination to go for the game."
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00:00 The Emirates that you took over, is this your perfect evening?
00:03 Is this what you dream of?
00:04 I didn't even dream like this, but we had the chance to qualify today
00:09 and become top of the group.
00:11 We've done it, I think, in a really convincing way against a really good side.
00:16 And I think the team right from the beginning showed a lot of aggression
00:20 and determination to go for the game.
00:23 And everything happened in the right way, especially in the first 30 minutes.
00:28 And that was really helpful to win the game.
00:30 Well, I don't know, let's see how we get to that game.
00:33 Now the job is done, we want to achieve it,
00:36 but every time we play a full match we want to win it
00:39 and we'll prepare it in the best possible way.
00:41 But it gives us some room, certainly, in relation to the state of the squad,
00:46 to use certain players more or less.
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