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Xianglin Sao? Ties Liverpool 2-2 and let Arteta say: I don t believe we didn t reach the Champions League final

7:29am, 14 May 2025【Football】

In the early morning of May 12, in the focus of the Premier League, Arsenal scored two goals in a row while trailing 0-2, and finally tied Liverpool 2-2. After the game, Gunners coach Arteta once again expressed regret and helplessness for the team missing the Champions League final.

Arsenal lost to Paris away in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final last week. After the game, Arteta was very dissatisfied and insisted that Arsenal's performance was better than Paris. In addition, he also emphasized that Arsenal is the best performance of any Champions League team this season. Arteta believes that the team was eliminated because of bad luck and the opponent's goalkeeper was too outrageous.

At the early morning of this day, Arsenal challenged Liverpool away. In the first half, Arsenal conceded 2 goals in a row. However, Arteta's team counterattacked wildly in the second half, scoring two consecutive goals, and finally tied Liverpool at Anfield, locking in the Premier League runner-up two rounds ahead of schedule.

This draw also made Arteta feel confident in the team again. He said after the game: "We played better against Paris and deserved more. We failed to enter the finals, which is simply unbelievable. To win the championship, we must demand ourselves by the standards of the Champions League."

"This is related to the dignity of the team. As I said after the game against Paris, we are the team with better performance in two rounds. We have created more and better opportunities, but we were eliminated."

He also emphasized: "In the highest level of game, we can compete with any team in the world. We have proved this. In the past 2-3 seasons, against the top 6 teams, I don't think we have lost a game."

According to statistics, the last time Arsenal lost to a traditional top six opponent in the Premier League was on April 26, 2023, which has been 746 days since then. During this period, Arsenal had a total of 21 BIG6 teams, with a record of 12 wins and 9 draws.