‘Night and day’ – Arteta says Arsenal are competing in a ‘different world’ to PSG and Bayern Munich

‘Night and day’ – Arteta says Arsenal are competing in a ‘different world’ to PSG and Bayern Munich

Mikel Arteta believes the demands of Arsenal competing in the Premier League compared to Bayern Munich and PSG in the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 is “night and day”.

Arsenal drew 1-1 in their Champions League semi-final first leg against Atletico Madrid, while the other semi-final tie saw PSG and Bayern play out a thrilling 5-4 win for the former.

Asked if Premier League sides were capable of producing such an exciting encounter, Arteta pointed to the advantages he believes PSG and Bayern have compared to his Arsenal team.

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“Well, there is something that when I look at that game, Bayern v PSG is probably the best game I have ever witnessed on the quality of two teams, and especially the individual quality that the players deliver,” he explained.

“I’ve never seen something like this. But when I look at the amount of minutes and the freshness of those players, then I’m not surprised. To deliver those moments of quality, you have to be very fresh and the difference in the leagues and the way they’re competing is night and day.

“And you just have to see a lot of stats that have been recently around it. So we are competing in two different worlds, so you cannot compare one part of that without giving any context to the other. I don’t think it’s fair.”