Arsenal are entering their third season of Champions League football with Mikel Arteta at the helm, having reached the quarterfinals and semifinals in back-to-back seasons.
Linear development points towards a potential spot in next year’s final, but rarely does football facilitate such simple improvement. Arteta will know just how difficult it will be for his side to better their recent results in this competition, even if Andrea Berta was busy over the summer building a squad capable of enjoying another deep run.
