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Mikel Arteta targeting ultimate glory with Arsenal after PSG dismantling

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Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal's statement win against Paris St Germain will fuel his players with the belief they can beat any team in Europe in their quest for Champions League glory.The Gunners delivered an emphatic first-half performance against last season’s semi-finalists, with Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka on target.Arteta’s men then showed a level of maturity in the second period to see out the game and send a stark warning to their European rivals."It raises the confidence and the belief that we can compete with any team at that level in European competition," said a jubilant Arteta."We showed a lot of maturity in the way that we played, and we put our stamp on the way we want to behave in Europe against the top teams."The players feel that we are going in the right direction.

They believe in what we are doing, which is a great sign."It is a night to be really happy because we played one of the best teams in the world, and to be able to perform and win in the way that we did is a really good sign for this team."Leandro Trossard’s pinpoint cross was headed home by Havertz – the German undeterred by an onrushing Gianluigi Donnarumma – after 20 minutes.Saka was fouled on the near-touchline and it was his free-kick which allowed the home side to double their advantage with 10 minutes still to play in the first half.Gabriel Martinelli, Thomas Partey and defender Gabriel all attempted to get a toe onto Saka’s curling set-piece, but his cross evaded not only the Arsenal trio but the PSG defence too, with the ball sailing past a bamboozled Donnarumma.Nuno Mendes hit the post in the first half for the visitors, with Joao Neves also striking the crossbar after the interval, but Arsenal’s win rarely looked in doubt."The

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