Arsenal slipped to a narrow defeat to French giants Paris Saint-Germain in the first-leg of their Champions League match-up on Tuesday and Mikel Arteta has spoken out after the result

Defeating defending champion Real Madrid 5-1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals — after victories home and away — has raised expectations that Arsenal can go all the way. Arteta acknowledged everyone associated with Arsenal is feeling the weight of history heading into the semifinals against Paris Saint-Germain,

But victory over Real Madrid in the quarter-finals means Arsenal go into their semi-final showdown with Paris Saint-Germain as favourites to lift the trophy, according to Opta’s supercomputer. “I think we generated belief that we did it against probably the best opposition that you can face in the competition (Real Madrid),