Mikel Arteta has blamed Arsenal’s lack of “spark” as they bowed out of the Champions League following a second leg quarter-final defeat by the hands of Bayern Munich.
The Gunners miss out on an opportunity to earn European success as Bayern safe their place within the semi-final with a 1-0 victory courtesy of Joshua Kimmich’s headed winner.
Arteta’s facet headed to Germany with the whole lot to play for after drawing within the first leg, however had been unable to capitalise on the teachings they’d realized from enjoying Bayern on the Emirates.
The boss went on to confess Arsenal’s squad had been devastated within the dressing room, having seen their European hopes come to an abrupt finish.
Talking to TNT Sports activities after the sport, Arteta mentioned: “That spark across the field is what you want in these ties to get the victory.
“A mistake from them or a magic second, that’s what unlocks the tie. We did not handle to win it on the finish and we may have received. At moments we had been higher than them and had a number of moments of dominance.”
He continued: “In the meanwhile it is a gutted dressing room, very upset. I can not discover the fitting phrases to depart them, I want I had.
“We now have to undergo it. We tried in opposition to a crew with a number of expertise. By way of the tie the margins have been very small. There have been moments that we had been higher, we gave them two objectives – that could be a massive benefit to offer away.
“You might see that it was a zero margin of error, we made a mistake defensively within the field, massive one, and we gave away the purpose.
“Now’s the second to stay with the gamers, as a result of they want our help. They’re those which have taken us on this journey.”
Arsenal will now set their sights on Premier League success, and return to league motion on Saturday after they tackle Wolverhampton Wanderers.