“We can only focus on the present,” Mikel Arteta insisted when Arsenal were presented with—on paper—the kindest route to the Champions League final any side is likely to earn.
The Gunners have managed to land themselves on the opposite half of the draw to a gaggle of European heavyweights slugging it out among themselves. However, Arteta’s compartmentalization is justified. Just take a look at their supposedly straightforward round of 16 tie against Bayer Leverkusen.
