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Bukayo Saka on whether this is the biggest night of his career in club football so far: "I think in an Arsenal shirt it probably will be yes."

On the importance of the crowd: "As the players we're ready and we're up for it but I honestly have no doubts that the fans tomorrow are going to be up for it also and they're going to help to create the most beautiful night that the Emirates has witnessed."

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Bukayo Saka on the break he's had due to injury: "I think mentally it was really good for me. Obviously it was really tough for me initially to find out the extent of my injury, that I was going to have surgery, it was really tough for me to hear the news at first but once it was done and successful I was just focused on coming back stronger and I had a lot of time.

"The past five years I've been playing game after game so it was the first proper break I've had. It was really good for me. I got to do a lot of things that I don't normally do. It's really nice to be back and I feel fresh mentally."

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Bukayo Saka on the frustration of his injury: "It was tough for me, it came at a bad moment but I'm just focused now on the positives and I couldn't ask to come back at a better time of the season than now."

Right then, that's all from the Arsenal boss.

We've got all the quotes coming from winger Bukayo Saka now and strap yourself in because there is a lot of them.

I must say though, he speaks well doesn't he?

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Mikel Arteta on Real Madrid's attack: "With the individual qualities that they have especially when you put them in certain situations, you know the danger you are facing. That's why consistently they have been doing what they've been doing in this competition. They can create those moments and when it comes to the biggest stage, individual performance play can decide the games, are critical for your success and it is something we have to prevent for sure."

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Mikel Arteta on Jurrien Timber's adaptability and whether he is fit enough to start: "Incredible. Probably nobody realises the player that we signed until he stepped through that door and decided to show every quality that he has. On the human side again because he is a leader, he had a really tough start, he had a really difficult injury, almost a year out. Different positions, with different demands and always so consistent, hopefully tomorrow he will be in the best condition to play the game."

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Mikel Arteta on how big the game is for him: "It is one of the most special things. It is a competition that we wait for many years, the fact we have only been twice at this stage in 15 years with the size of Arsenal Football Club says the difficulty of that and we are going to create our own story and go even further. Tomorrow is a beautiful opportunity to all of us."

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Mikel Arteta on the importance of Martin Odegaard: "I think he is very important for the football club and because we recruited a player that fits every quality to deliver performances and the demands we want and then a person who is an exceptional representative of the values of this football club, our history and from where we were to where we are - the role he has played and how much he has contributed to be playing where we are at the moment."

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Mikel Arteta on Real Madrid: "There are things that we cannot control - what they are going to prepare, what they can do - we have to focus and our energy has to be on that understanding our strengths, our weakness and the direction that we want to play in the game."

On the importance of going to Madrid for the second leg with a lead: "Very important but it will be just the first leg so obviously the intention of the team is very clear, we want to achieve tomorrow and we are going to go for it."

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Mikel Arteta on "convincing" his players to play the game and not the occasion: "I think they are convinced [the players], if I have to convince them I think we have a problem. They know exactly what they have to do."

If you've clicked off, get yourself back on because Bukayo Saka is in the room!

The winger is taking questions from the media now.

Click 'Watch live' at the top of the page to see what he has to say.

We'll continue to bring you all the quotes from Arteta and Saka on the live page.

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Mikel Arteta on whether they are due a bit of luck and the importance of the fans: "I think we deserve it but we have to earn it and we have to earn it again tomorrow evening. We are going to put all the ingredients, everything that is in our hands to play the game we want and to take the game in the direction that we want in order to achieve that as well we are going to need our people playing every single ball with us and that's going to make a huge difference because that's something that is really needed.

"At this stage you need your home stadium to create a very special atmosphere to create momentum so I encourage everyone to go there tomorrow to play the game with us, not to be there watching it but to play the game with us ."

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More from Mikel Arteta on tomorrow's game: "That's why I came into football, that's why I came into management and especially to this football club. It has been 20 years since we had this type of game and for us it's a great opportunity to build our own story and this is what we are here for."

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Mikel Arteta on whether it is one of the biggest nights for him in management: "100 per cent. It is a joy to prepare the game, to look at them just to look at the reaction of people and how we feel about ourselves coming into the game of that magnitude. The excitement around the club, the people, this is the stage we want to be, where Arsenal have to be consistently. We are very proud to be there and now we are very ready tomorrow to deliver."

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Mikel Arteta on Bukayo Saka and whether he is ready to start: "He is in a much better place, gradually we have built his minutes in the last six or seven days, he has coped with that really well and he is in a good place to be able to be used."

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Mikel Arteta on tomorrow's game: "8pm tomorrow night, 11 players, 60,000 people, really super convinced that we are ready to win and to beat them. That's the mindset that I want.

"The rest, be the team that we have been the last quarter of the season, with all the up and downs and things that we have to deal with, continue to do that because that's our super strength."

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Mikel Arteta was asked if he has decided what he will do without Gabriel: "Yes, decided."

The reporter asked if he would tell us: "No."

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Mikel Arteta on team news: "Yeah it looks like it [everyone is available]. We have another training session this afternoon, Ben finished the game. He was fine after the game. The rest went through the game and they were able to do some bits yesterday ready to train today."

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Right then, here's boss Mikel Arteta..

Click 'Watch live' at the top of the page to watch along with us or alternatively, we'll be bringing you the best lines as they come in!

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A reminder that we'll be bringing you that news conference with both manager Mikel Arteta and winger Bukayo Saka live.

We're expected to get both joining us imminently.

Just click the 'Watch live' button at the top when it appears to watch and listen along.