Arteta on Eze's fitness, 'embracing the opportunity' and Alvarez links

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Champions League semi-final first leg at Atletico Madrid (kick-off 20:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On team news, Arteta confirmed that Eberechi Eze is available after going off injured against Newcastle at the weekend. Riccardo Calafiori and Bukayo Saka are also fit, but Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber are out.
• On the opportunity that lies ahead for his side, Arteta said this is where the club wants to be and they have "earned it through incredible work, passion and quality" and "now is the moment to make a statement and show how good we are".
• On what he expects from Atletico: "A really tough match. They have so much experience in the competition that they have every right to be here. We know the difficulty of the match but I think we have shown in Europe, in any ground, what we are capable of and very consistent and tomorrow we have to play with that confidence, that desire, to come here to win the game."
• Arteta was asked about being in the same situation as last season, when the Gunners are facing a side in the semi-final that they had previously beaten in the league phase: "We learn things from that game but tomorrow is going to be a completely different one, especially playing here. We know what they've done and what they are capable of, and because we have some experience now in these kinds of games, we know exactly what we have to do."
• On playing at a ground where there has been talk of it being a tricky surface to play on: "We are up to any context and, for the past nine months, imagine the amount of games that we have played with different scenarios, different contexts, different opponents, so we'll adapt to the conditions tomorrow in the best possible way to be ourselves and win the game."