LONDON, England – Arsenal dey prepare to face Atletico de Madrid for UEFA Champions League wey go happen on October 21. Na so dem don defeat both Athletic Club and Olympiacos 2-0 to maintain dem perfect record for the tournament. Dem dey sit fifth for the league phase table, and dem wan make am three wins in a row.
Mikel Arteta and hin boys don dey train for wet Sobha Realty Training Centre, and e rain no stop dem from showing their skills. Our sharp photographers don capture better pics of the training sessions, so you fit swipe through dem hard work.
Arteta dey happy with how everything dey go so far. Him talk say, “We get amazing squad, and the boys dey full of confidence”. Our Spanish midfielder, Mikel Merino, don shine for plenty matches, and he talk say every position get top players, so e go tough to pick who go start the match.
Merino also drop some serious talk about how e dey feel do hin best, whether e start or come from bench. “We dey play for the team, and the main thing be to win, no matter how we take dey win am,” hin talk.
As the team dey prepare, Arteta don notice say defensive solidity don be one of the reasons wey dem dey shine this season, because dem don concede only three goals across all competitions. “We have to love to defend, no be just to score goals. If you fit keep clean sheet, e go boost your chances of winning,” Arteta talk.
On the other hand, Atletico Madrid dey come back from international break. Dem just defeat Inter Milan for Libya, and Coach Diego Simeone dey hope say e fit continue hin winning streak as dem dey face Arsenal next.
Simeone sabi how to get hin team ready to win, talk say e go assess who go start against Arsenal after dem come together for training. He don talk say hin team go ready for fight, especially against a tough opponent like Arsenal. “We dey ready for any team wey wan come challenge us, especially teams wey sabi how to play tight defense like Arsenal,” him talk.
With the clash coming up quickly, we fit expect plenty action on the pitch. Arsenal go need all their players dey on top of dem game if dem wan secure third win for Champions League. As dem dey get ready for the match, Gunners fans dey express hope and excitement, dem believe say this season fit be different for dem.
This match no go just be another game; na chance for Arsenal to show say dem don grow and ready to compete with the best for Europe. So, clear your schedule to catch the match! Gunners wey dey shine, we dey watch una!
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