Mikel Arteta said his Arsenal side must do something special next week to reach the Champions League final after a 1-0 defeat by Paris St Germain in the semi-final first leg at home on Tuesday.
Arsenal, who trail Premier League leaders Liverpool by 12 points with nine games remaining, host Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final next week.
The Qatari-owned French club have never won the Champions League despite massive spending down the years on the likes of Kylian Mbappe and South American duo Lionel Messi and Neymar.
Former Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta took over in December 2019 after a three-year stint at Manchester City as an assistant coach to Pep Guardiola.
Images from the Champions League semi-final first leg between Arsenal and Paris St Germain at Emirates Stadium, London, on Tuesday.
Newcastle United registered a 2-0 home win over Chelsea on Sunday that moves the Magpies a step closer to Champions League football next season.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Arsenal, who had 23 shots to Newcastle's seven, piled on the pressure late on to try to reduce the deficit but Newcastle manned the barricades to take a healthy lead to St James' Park.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Tuesday.
Defeat would have left Arsenal nine points behind Liverpool, who also have a game in hand, but the way they reacted to going behind suggests they can still be a factor in the title race.
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Liverpool booked their berth in the League Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 victory over Southampton
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest maintained unbeaten starts to the Premier League season with a topsy-turvy 2-2 draw as the visitors finished with 10 men and both managers were shown red cards in a feisty clash on Sunday.
Arsenal exacted sweet revenge on West Ham United with a 6-0 away thrashing to stay right in the thick of the Premier League title race.
Mohamed Salah's late equaliser earned Liverpool a 2-2 draw with rivals Arsenal in an entertaining Premier League encounter.
Lewis Hamilton revealed he is a big Arsenal fan and 'has been waiting for' them to win the Premier League (PL) for his whole life.
Alexander Isak's early headed goal lifted Newcastle to a 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday at St. James' Park, as Eddie Howe's men delivered a blow to Arsenal's title chase with their first win in six Premier League outings.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Mikel Arteta's team are third with 61 points after 27 games, a point behind Manchester City
IMAGES from League Cup matches played on Wednesday.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Mikel Arteta's Arsenal have 10 points from four games with United on six after already losing twice.
Liverpool's Diogo Jota bagged a last-gasp equaliser to salvage a breathless 2-2 Edraw against Fulham.
Arsenal enjoyed an eight-point lead over City until mid-March but lost it at the end of April and will now look to seek revenge in Sunday's traditional curtain-raiser to the Premier League season, in the Community Shield, at Wembley.
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Manchester City won an unprecedented fourth straight English top flight title with a 3-1 win over West Ham United.
Leandro Trossard transformed the mood at Arsenal with the winning goal as they recovered from an early setback to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at home.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Round-up of matches from the opening weekend of the English Premier League 2024-25
Arsenal took the race to the final day last season and are strongly tipped to end Manchester City's dominance this time.
Arsenal are currently in fourth place and occupy the last Champions League spot with four games remaining.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
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