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Arteta insists Arsenal’s ‘ambition is bigger’ for Champions League glory after title win

Mikel Arteta and Bukayo Saka at the Puskas Arena on Friday.
Mikel Arteta (right) and Bukayo Saka at the Puskas Arena on Friday. ‘I want the players to be so confident that we’re going to win,’ Arteta said of Saturday’s final. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA

Mikel Arteta has dismissed suggestions the pressure is off Arsenal in Saturday’s Champions League final after their first Premier League title for 22 years and insists he and his players are hungry for more trophies.

Paris Saint-Germain, who defeated Arsenal in the semi-finals last year before being crowned European champions for the first time, saw off Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich in the knockout stages and are strongly fancied to retain their crown. Jurriën Timber looks likely to start after Arteta confirmed the Netherlands defender had recovered from a groin injury, although he has not featured since the win over Everton on 14 March.

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