Mikel Arteta calls on Arsenal to grasp opportunity to reach Champions League semi-final

Since the Gunners reached the semi-final for the last time in 2008-09, the Bundesliga giants have progressed on eight separate occasions in UEFA’s top club tournament.

OPPORTUNITY: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta during a press conference at the Allianz Arena, Munich. Photo credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

MIKEL ARTETA has called on his Arsenal players to create their own history ahead of the biggest game of his managerial career.

The Spaniard took his side to a Wembley FA Cup Final victory in his first season in charge four years ago, but the chance to avenge a series of defeats by Bayern Munich and reach the club’s third Champions League semi-final ever feels like a greater occasion.