Champions League Run 'a Beautiful Story' But Arteta Wants 'much More'

Arsenal's tally to nan Champions League semi-finals has been a "beautiful story" but nan Gunners "want overmuch more", says head Mikel Arteta arsenic they hole to big Paris St-Germain.

Arteta said Tuesday's first limb (20:00 BST) is "one of nan biggest games nan Emirates Stadium has seen", and called connected fans to "play each shot together".

Arsenal hit reigning champions Real Madrid 5-1 connected aggregate successful nan quarter-finals and will now look French broadside PSG, who they hit 2-0 successful nan convention shape successful October.

The Gunners, who person ne'er won nan Champions League, past reached nan semi-finals successful 2009 wherever they suffered a 4-1 aggregate conclusion by Manchester United.

Managed by Arsene Wenger, they besides mislaid nan 2006 last to Barcelona.

"You consciousness [the weight of history]," said Arteta connected nan eve of nan semi-final first leg.

"Especially because we person a batch of group who person worked astatine this nine for many, galore years and they've ne'er been successful this position. That tells you really unsocial and beautiful this is.

"We are making history. It's a beautiful communicative correct now - but we want overmuch more."

Arsenal's play has been hampered by injuries to cardinal players including Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Ben White.

They person won only 1 of their past 4 Premier League matches, which helped Liverpool clinch nan title connected Sunday pinch 4 games to spare.

But successful Europe they person won six of their 8 league-phase games and besides hit PSV Eindhoven 9-3 successful nan past 16 connected their measurement to nan semi-finals.

Arteta added: "The truth that we are present arsenic 1 of nan 4 champion teams successful Europe, it tells astir nan mindset, tone and really overmuch we really want it."

His squad will beryllium boosted by nan return of Mikel Merino and White to training, but Arteta besides challenged nan Gunners religious to create an moreover amended ambiance than successful nan 3-0 triumph against Real Madrid this month.

"I'm not exaggerating. Guys, bring your boots, your shorts and T-shirt and let's play each shot together," said Areta, who is eyeing his first awesome silverware astatine nan nine since nan FA Cup successful 2020.

"You want to do thing special? That spot has to beryllium thing special. Something we haven't seen."

Paris St-Germain looked acold from superior Champions League contenders erstwhile they mislaid to Arsenal successful nan convention phase.

The Ligue 1 broadside only won erstwhile and mislaid 3 of their first 5 games successful Europe earlier squeezing done to nan knockout-phase play-offs successful 15th place.

But Luis Enrique believes his broadside are "a much complete team" 7 months on.

"I deliberation location are immoderate large differences [from nan Arsenal defeat]," nan PSG head said.

"I watched that lucifer again and saw our progress. I deliberation we're a amended squad and we've shown that passim nan competition.

"We had nan toughest convention phase. At first I thought it was detrimental, but successful nan extremity it was affirmative because it helped america progress.

"We are a much complete squad and we now want to constitute a page successful history."

PSG, who were crowned home champions again this month, are aiming for a first Champions League title contempt nan exits of Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar.

After beating chap French nine Brest 10-0 connected aggregate successful nan play-offs, they past overcame successive English oppositions successful Liverpool and Aston Villa.

Before nan semi-final, Luis Enrique said he sees similarities betwixt his broadside and Arteta's Arsenal.

"They are built arsenic a squad pinch corporate spot - you tin spot that from nan measurement they onslaught and defend," he said.

"They do everything together. Of course, they person immoderate top-level players, conscionable for illustration we do, but they don't trust connected conscionable 1 player. They person had injuries passim nan play but they proceed to execute astatine a precocious level."

Watch highlights of each Champions League crippled from 22:00 BST connected Wednesday connected BBC iPlayer and nan BBC Sport website and app.

There will besides beryllium a Champions League Match of nan Day connected BBC One connected Wednesday, from 22:40 to 00:00.