Arteta claims Arsenal were unlucky

Mikel Arteta defiantly insisted Arsenal were the best team in the Champions League this season despite their semi-final exit against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.

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Arteta’s side crashed to a 3-1 aggregate defeat after losing 2-1 in the second leg at the Parc des Princes.

It was a painful loss for the Gunners, who created numerous chances in the early stages, only to be denied by a series of superb saves from Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Arteta responded to the loss in combative fashion, claiming Arsenal were as good as PSG and were unlucky not to have beaten the French champions.

"When you look at the two games, their best player on the pitch has been the goalkeeper, he has been the difference for them in the tie," Arteta said.

"I'm very proud of the players. 100 percent I don’t think there’s been a better team in the competition from what I have seen, but we are out.