Mikel Arteta: "Arsenal have not reached the last 16 of the CL for 14 years - this shows the difficulty of this achievement"

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta commented on the London team's progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

"I am very happy. It's been 14 years since our club last reached the quarter-finals - a very long time for a club like Arsenal. This clearly demonstrates the difficulty of this achievement. Today we had to work hard and wait for this great moment - and it has come. I am very proud," journalist Connor Hamm quoted Arteta as saying on social media.