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Opta predictions make Arsenal favourites to win Champions Leaguepublished at 09:16 29 April
09:16 29 April
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The Opta supercomputer has made Arsenal favourites to win the Champions League.
The Gunners have been given a 56% chance of making it through their semi-final against Paris St-Germain and 32% of winning a potential final against Barcelona or Inter Milan.
The model estimates the probability of each match outcome by using betting market odds and the Opta Power Rankings, external.
Gossip: Gunners eye Nkunku movepublished at 07:15 29 April
07:15 29 April
Arsenal are considering a move for out-of-favour 27-year-old Chelsea and France forward Christopher Nkunku, as Mikel Arteta looks to add more attacking options this summer. (Teamtalk), external
Real Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay says Arsenal target Martin Zubimendi's future will be resolved in June. The Gunners look ready to formally trigger the 26-year-old Spain midfielder's £51m release clause. (Radio Marca Donostia, via Mirror), external
Arteta on attacking PSG, injuries and fan involvementpublished at 19:31 28 April
19:31 28 April
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been speaking to the media before Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg against Paris St-Germain (20:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Thomas Partey is suspended and Arteta was upbeat on the fitness of Mikel Merino and Ben White, with the pair able to train on Monday. Riccardo Calafiori has been unable to train.
Discussing what is a seismic occasion for the Gunners, Arteta said: "This is a moment to say this is who we are as a team. To play with that mindset. Now is about where are the limits, and how far is it where I want to go. Incredible opportunity. We are here to make people happy, to create history and make it happen. Now we are very close. You sense it, the enthusiasm and that is something unique. Full of energy, enthusiasm and cannot wait to play the game."
Arteta says he wants even "more" from fans, adding: "Tomorrow more! Bring your boots, your shirts, let's play every ball together. I really hope that everyone comes tomorrow and gives their all!"
On going through tough times during his spell at Arsenal to get to this point, Arteta said: "I hoped and dreamed and put all my work effort and the support of a lot of people at the club to achieve it. Those days were necessary. To have sense and achieve what you want to do you have to learn. This is where we are right now and now we have to make the next step."
The Spaniard however doesn't think his side are favourites for the Champions League, stating: "When you look at the history I think no because we've never done it. Hopefully if someone believes we can do it is because of performances and what the team generated against big opposition."
He called on his side to feel a "conviction" around the tie so they can generate "energy" that can prove "key". He said his side played with a critical "belief and determination" when they overcame PSG in the league phase of the competition.
Asked if he could learn from Aston Villa's second-leg win over PSG, Arteta said: "Yes obviously you learn a lot from every game, it's different. The contexts. I take a lot from the game we played here, we know how strong they are."
Quizzed on if attacking the French side is the best strategy, he said: "Well, I think you see it first-hand, when we played them before. The way we play every week, that's not going to change. We are good in different contexts and we've shown that again this season."
'We believe we can win it' - Martinellipublished at 19:22 28 April
19:22 28 April
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Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli has insisted the Gunners are "ready" to face Paris Saint-Germain and can go all the way in the Champions League.
Arsenal will face the Ligue 1 champions for the second time in the competition this campaign when they welcome them to the Emirates for their semi-final first leg on Tuesday, having won 2-0 at home in the league phase in October.
It is the first time the Gunners have reached this stage of the competition since 2008-09.
"It's going to be a different story tomorrow [against PSG]. They are a great side with great players," Martinelli told a news conference.
"We've got an amazing team and we're going to go to the game with one mentality.
"I think they've changed a little bit [since October]. We've lost some good players because of injuries, but we don't think so much about them, we play for Arsenal - we're ready.
"It's an opportunity for us [to reach the final]. Everyone would love to play this type of game.
"This club deserves to have it [this trophy] and we're really happy to be involved in this moment. We believe we can win it, it's an amazing thing that we can bring to the club."
Martinelli has been with the club for six years and has two years left on his current contract.
Reflecting on his journey so far and his future with Arsenal, the Brazil international said: "I always said that I'm really happy here. This is my home. I love to be here. I love the club. The club has given me so much, not just on the pitch but off it.
"It's been an amazing journey for me. Not just on the pitch but off the pitch as well.
"When I got here we were playing in the Europa League and now we're in the semi-final of the Champions League."
Is Odegaard 'tough' enough to lead? Fans on issues under the radarpublished at 12:38 28 April
12:38 28 April
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We asked for you to tell us one thing that no one is talking about - but should be - at Arsenal.
Here are some of your comments:
Rob: Many will talk about the injuries, which played a big part. I feel like there was also a bit of a physical and mental hangover at the start of the season from last year's run which took us so close. A fresher team next year, a few recruited, and possibly the momentum of a strong Champions League campaign and they will be ready to go.
Rachel: I think there is a discussion to be had around the Arsenal club captaincy. I wonder if Martin Odegaard is tough enough. He seems to have had several quiet matches where he doesn't make an impact and I'm not sure his personality is forceful enough. When I think back to Patrick Vieira, there's no contest.
Ian: We are terrible at selling players for market value and have been overpaying our players for years. Fans are having to pay the price for this economic failure (again) with season ticket price rises coming once more next season at a time of financial uncertainty for most families.
Robert: I'm afraid Mikel Arteta has cloned us into a Gareth Southgate team of safety-first football. There's not enough creativity in midfield and even if we had a proper centre-forward I'm not convinced we would have won the title.
Guy: I think the biggest thing this summer will be Arsenal keeping hold of their best players. We have seen in the past where players leave to actually win silverware. Players like Samir Nasri, Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie all left because they wanted titles and trophies. Too many seasons with nothing to show will mean that players like Gabriel, William Saliba, Ben White and Declan Rice may start looking for greener pastures.
Gossip: Arsenal join race for teenage Juventus strikerpublished at 07:59 28 April
What's the one thing no-one is talking about?published at 11:38 25 April
11:38 25 April
So the Premier League title is all but done, leaving Arsenal with a big test to come in Europe.
But we know the obvious angles and narratives, so give us a peek behind the curtain. You know your club best, tell us the one thing that no-one is talking about at Arsenal but really should be.
Gossip: Gunners at advanced stage in pursuit of Zubimendipublished at 07:50 25 April
07:50 25 April
Arsenal are at an advanced stage in negotiations to sign Real Sociedad and Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 26, who has a 60m euros (£51.2m) release clause in his contract. (ESPN, external)
Belgian midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga, 25, has suffered four injuries on loan with Sevilla this season and is set to return to Arsenal in the summer, with the La Liga club unlikely to exercise their £10.25m option to buy. (Mirror, external)
What has stopped Arsenal winning the Premier League?published at 16:23 24 April
16:23 24 April
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We asked for your views on why Arsenal have not been able to get over the line and win the Premier League this season.
Here are some of your comments:
NM: Our transfer/loan strategy has primarily let us down. I think Edu and Arteta were the only people on the planet who didn't think our number one priority last summer should have been a striker. We should have held on to Smith-Rowe or Nketiah, offloaded Jesus and gone hard for a proper striker to work with Havertz. And don't get me started on Sterling - dead weight.
Raymond: Arsenal squad not big enough and prone to injuries. Once results became inconsistent so did the players' attitudes. They raise their game for Champions League but not anymore for Premier League. Need to start again next season with better players.
Nigel: Some of the players have a lack of concentration at key moments. A lack of a quality striker and unfit lesser strikers have also not helped. Mentality is weak and needs to improve in some of the players. On the plus side we have a good crop of youngsters coming through and Arteta needs to utilise them more next season.
Andy: Never had the self-belief to win games in open-play. Too many times this season, Arsenal faked injuries and wasted time when 1-0 up, rather than pushing for another goal. Too reliant and focused on winning free kicks and corners. They didn't believe they were good enough, and it turns out they weren't.
Jim: Too many injuries throughout the season. First Odegaard, then Saka, then Havertz out for so long. Clearly a striker is needed but they must fit into the way Arsenal play. Havertz is not a centre forward and plays as an attacking forward. Arsenal need just one or two players to win the league. Lastly, too much reliance on Saka both this season and last. He plays too much and tires towards the end of the season. Trossard continues to be a great buy.
Paulo: We haven't been helped by a number of controversial decisions but ultimately squad depth, particularly in the forward line, has meant we had few options when the injuries came. Poor planning on Arsenal's part but I also wonder how much financial fair play rules restricted what we could do when we needed. If you look at Arteta though, he's not used any of that as an excuse and is all for him and the players available taking accountability.
Jim: It looks like we have gone backwards this season, but we've lost the same amount of games as Liverpool over all competitions. The loss of our entire front-line for a fair part of the season hasn't helped, but the striker issue has been the most pivotal in my opinion. We should have bought a striker last season, let alone in this season's January window, and it might have been the difference between the draws and a win. Champions League still a possibility though so it could be worse.
What is the best way to miss out on a title?published at 14:28 24 April
14:28 24 April
Laura Kirk-Francis Fan writer
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What is the best way to miss out on a title?
This is a question I've been asking myself this morning after last night's 2-2 home draw to Crystal Palace, in which Arsenal twice surrendered the lead. A point on Sunday will see Liverpool win the Premier League at Anfield.
In the cold light of day, this has been an unconvincing title challenge from Arsenal. Last night's draw was the ninth time Arsenal have drawn a match from a winning position. Injuries to key players have been brutal, but 13 draws is well below what I expected from Mikel Arteta's side this season.
But this is also a campaign that has had some incredible highs. A 5-1 thrashing of Manchester City and another double over North London rivals Tottenham to name just a couple. It is therefore even more frustrating that these big moments have failed to translate into any consistency or momentum. This has been a season of very high highs barely masking disappointing but not necessarily dramatic failures.
Back to the original question then. As a fan, there is something more satisfying about bowing out of a title race in a blaze of glory. Perhaps conceding a last minute goal that finally hands the league to a rival. This time around, Liverpool will be worthy title winners, but Arsenal have played their part. There has been no blaze of glory or spectacular failure, just a slow and inevitable slip into second.
The saving grace is that Arsenal still have a semi-final against Paris St. Germain in the Champions League to prepare for. But in the Premier League, the remaining silver lining is that it will likely be Tottenham who get the front row seat to Liverpool's celebrations. Slim pickings to cap-off an underwhelming season.
Why have Arsenal not won the Premier League this season?published at 10:43 24 April
10:43 24 April
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So, after Arsenal's draw against Crystal Palace, Liverpool need just a point from their final five fixtures to confirm their Premier League title win.
In truth, it has been a matter of time until the Gunners were mathematically out of the title race, but a run of just four wins from nine games has accelerated the process as Mikel Arteta's side focus their attentions on the Champions League.
You have been watching the team closer than anyone this season.
So tell us simply, why have they not been able to get it done in the Premier League?
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Five games that cost Arsenal the Premier League titlepublished at 10:41 24 April
10:41 24 April
Nat Hayward BBC Sport journalist
With Liverpool on the brink of winning the Premier League before the end of April, BBC Sport has looked back at five pivotal games that cost Arsenal the title.
This was the match that foreshadowed much of what would hinder Arsenal for the rest of the season. The Gunners took the lead through Kai Havertz and looked on course to continue their perfect start to the season before Declan Rice picked up a needless second yellow card for kicking the ball away - see Leandro Trossard two games later at Manchester City - before Joao Pedro levelled in the second half. Arsenal have gone on to top the league in red cards (five) and have drawn nine games from winning positions - the most of any team since 2008.
Another red card cost Arsenal as their October trip to the south coast ended in their first defeat of the season. William Saliba was dismissed in the first half before two late goals gave impressive Bournemouth victory. Mikel Arteta was without the injured Bukayo Saka, whose longer absence later in the campaign would cost the Gunners further.
Newcastle came into this game in 10th and without a win in five Premier League games but dominated Arsenal in the early kick-off at St James' Park. The result allowed Liverpool to open up an eight-point gap at the top after the Reds had rescued a point at Emirates Stadium the previous weekend.
After defeat to Newcastle in November, Arsenal would not lose again until late February. In this time, however, they drew five times, the last of which against Aston Villa feeling the most damaging. The Gunners led 2-0 at the hour mark but conceded twice in eight minutes, before seeing a late Kai Havertz strike ruled out for handball, missing the chance to move within four points of the top.
Arsenal's most recent defeat felt terminal. Arteta's team could have closed the gap to Liverpool to five points with 12 games to go and put pressure on the Reds' visit to Manchester City. Instead, they struggled at home against lowly West Ham and had their misery compounded by Myles Lewis-Skelly's second-half red card. In the league, the Gunners have not fully recovered, drawing five of their eight league matches since.
Snatching stalemates from the jaws of victorypublished at 10:41 24 April
10:41 24 April
Wednesday's 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace was the ninth game this season in which Arsenal have led but gone on to draw.
The Gunners took the lead twice in the first-half but were pegged back by the Eagles who claimed a point through Jean-Phillipe Mateta's fine late equaliser.
The nine occasions Arsenal have drawn matches in which they have led is the most by a team in a single campaign since north London rivals Tottenham in 2007-08 (also nine).
Interestingly, despite Liverpool's huge lead at the top of the table, Mikel Arteta's side have only lost three games this season - two fewer than last season - but have drawn 13 times, which is eight more than last year.
'Half-cooked' performance 'forgivable' ahead of PSG tiepublished at 08:07 24 April
08:07 24 April
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We asked for your thoughts after Arsenal drew with Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Wednesday night.
Here are some of your comments:
Alan: We might have had 11 bodies on the pitch, but their minds were elsewhere. It was sloppy at the back and blunt up front. There was a little too much champagne football in our defensive third against a spirited Palace forward line.
Kevin: We were lazy, sloppy and got what we deserved. Playing negatively and having a negative mindset causes severe problems.
Ian: Absolute garbage. It was boring football, with too much sideways passing in defence, which ultimately led to a gift of a goal for Palace. They need to move the ball from back to front much quicker if they want to get to the Champions League final. A very disappointing performance.
Rachel: Exactly the kind of half-cooked performance that has got us where we are this season. Boring, boring Arsenal. Too many players are off their game and looking like they have already started their summer holidays. This type of match has become so typical at this time of the season, sadly. Hugely disappointing.
Roy: Forgivable as Paris St-Germain is around the corner, but it wasn't to our usual standard. Martin Odegaard didn't play as well as he usually does, and one can only hope that William Saliba will not make such an error against PSG!
Mike: I cannot believe that was Arsenal trying to win a game. There was constant side and back passing plus little attempt to push to score. PSG and Liverpool must have been laughing all evening.
Analysis: Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palacepublished at 07:51 24 April
07:51 24 April
Alex Howell BBC Sport football news reporter
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This match was always going to be tricky for Arsenal manager Arteta to navigate with Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg against Paris St-Germain looming.
And this draw, Arsenal's 13th in the Premier League, is one of the big reasons why the Gunners have fallen away in their title challenge.
Arteta picked a strong side six days before Luis Enrique's team come to north London, with Bukayo Saka on the bench as a precaution.
Saka was named as a substitute after he took a kick to his ankle in the win over Ipswich at the weekend, and Arteta played Trossard as a striker as he looked to try options before their season-defining game in Europe.
Trossard, who is likely to start in the central striking role next week as Merino - who missed this match through injury - will be needed in midfield because of Thomas Partey's suspension.
The Belgian produced an excellent touch for the second Arsenal goal - his fourth in his past four Premier League appearances, matching the amount he registered in his previous 31.
'Have to do much better' - what Arteta saidpublished at 07:47 24 April
07:47 24 April
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta spoke to BBC Sport after Wednesday's draw against Crystal Palace: "We dropped our standards and credit to Crystal Palace. We struggled to find consistency in the game. We gave the ball away in simply ways and we were late in everything we did. I am disappointed."
On whether the schedule plays a factor: "Yes, it does. And we have so many players out and not available and therefore you drop certain standards. But we have to do much better than we did."
On whether players' mind were on the Champions League semi-finals with Paris St-Germain that begin next Wednesday: "We have spoken about avoiding our focus being elsewhere. We have enough time to prepare for PSG but here we didn't deliver enough rights to win the game.
"It is nice to have a long gap. We need it and we need players back to full strength."
Did you know?
This was only the third time under Mikel Arteta that Arsenal failed to win a Premier League game in which they twice took the lead - the others were 2-2 draws against Tottenham (September 2023) and Liverpool (October 2024).
Since the start of last season, Arsenal have scored 38 set-piece goals (excluding penalties) in the Premier League - six more than any other side.
Gossip: Arsenal retain Zubimendi hopepublished at 07:11 24 April
07:11 24 April
Arsenal remain hopeful of signing 26-year-old Spain international Martin Zubimendi, despite the Real Sociedad midfielder being linked with a move to Real Madrid. (CaughtOffside), external
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