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Mikel Arteta explains ‘gut feeling’ selection that paid off in win over Atletico Madrid

The Independent·Lawrence Ostlere·27 days ago
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Mikel Arteta said he trusted his “gut” when he decided to select the same XI from the win over Fulham at the weekend for Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final second leg victory over Atletico Madrid. A tap-in from captain Bukayo Saka just before halftime and a ninth clean sheet ⁠in this season's competition gave Arsenal a 2-1 aggregate semi-final victory over Atletico Madrid. They now face either holders Paris St Germain, who knocked them out in last season's semi-finals, or Bayern Munich in the Puskas Arena in Budapest on May 30 – a week after they hope to have sealed a first Premier League title for 22 ⁠years. “Did you see my iPad with all the different line-ups I’ve done it, ‘what about this, freshness, the possible subs’...” Arteta laughed. “In the end it was my gut feeling.…

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