The Gunners' mentor shared his thoughts after the game with the Girniks.

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta commented on his team’s victory in the main stage match of the Champions League against Shakhtar (1:0).

" In the first half, they looked very sharp, they were even dominant and they created few great chances, but they did not realize. At the other half, I felt that the team was tired, we didn’t have the same flexibility with the ball. Sometimes we had a little bit of trouble.

We gave a lot of sourness and space to Shakhtar. This team is not safe, and there are few good moments for the team. Respect to them, because the stench really hit the spot. It's true that we had moments with the ball not too long ago. We really didn’t have the same consistency in the game. We wasted two scoring chances, one of them was a penalty, which could take the game in a completely different direction.

What didn’t happen, and the rivals were lost from the game.

We were able to keep the gate dry, Raya made a good save for sure. Ale zagalom mi schaslivi, because it’s important to win. Victory is very important, two very difficult games are waiting for us. The situation is greater than the stress, and this victory is to our advantage,” the UEFA press service quotes Arteti as saying..

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