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 aspect headed to Germany with every little thing 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.
Chatting with TNT Sports activities after the sport, Arteta stated: “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 might have received. At moments we had been higher than them and had a whole lot of moments of dominance.”
He continued: “In the meanwhile it is a gutted dressing room, very disenchanted. I can not discover the correct phrases to depart them, I want I had.
“We’ve to undergo it. We tried towards a crew with a whole lot of expertise. Via the tie the margins have been very small. There have been moments that we had been higher, we gave them two targets – that may be a huge benefit to offer away.
“You possibly can see that it was a zero margin of error, we made a mistake defensively within the field, huge 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 once they tackle Wolverhampton Wanderers.
