Mikel Arteta: Arsenal can use Champions League as springboard for Man City showdown

'We've done something that has never been done in the history of our club in 140 years, so that tells you the difficulty of that'

BELIEF: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta applauds the fans at full-time on Wednesday night. Picture: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's progression to the Champions League semi-finals can act as a massive boost for his side's pivotal top-of-the-table Premier League clash against Manchester City.

Arsenal made sure of their second successive last-four spot on Europe's grandest stage for the first time in their history with a 0-0 draw against Sporting Lisbon at the Emirates, a week after Kai Havertz's stoppage-time opening-leg winner in Portugal. They will now face Atletico Madrid over two legs for a place in this season's final.