PSG party amid Arsenal heartbreak; Liverpool target Iraola; Women’s FA Cup final buildup – matchday live
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Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice told TNT Sports last night: “The emotions and the stakes are so high. It’s cruel. He [Arteta] spoke about how much he loves us as a group. How we’ve given 100 per cent every single game with everything that’s been thrown at us.
“This is only the start for us. We got over the line in the Premier League, this would’ve been one step further but it wasn’t to be. We keep building. Since I came to the club it was a quarter-final exit, then semi-final and now final. We keep going and keep staying positive. This isn’t going to define us.”
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Mikel Arteta emphasised the need to take the pain from Arsenal’s Champions League final defeat and “turn it into fuel” for the 2026-27 season.
He said: “Pain, that’s it. When you are so close in the competition, and you are a few penalties away from winning the biggest club competition, that’s the way we should feel.
“First of all you have to go through that pain, digest it, and turn it into fuel. To improve and to reach a different level, because it would demand a different level with the quality around Europe. I want to congratulate PSG because they are in my opinion the best team in the world.”
Before we continue, be sure to click below to recap the action from last night.
Preamble
Hello, good morning and welcome to another Matchday live! It was Champions League final heartbreak for Arsenal last night as they fell to a 4-3 loss on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain. I have lost count of how many talking points came from the game, but we’ll look back at those throughout the day.
Speaking of Arsenal, they also celebrate their Premier League title win today with fans in north London from 2pm (BST) – hopefully last night’s defeat won’t leave them too disappointed.
The excitement does not stop there, as we will also be looking ahead to this afternoon’s Women’s FA Cup final between Manchester City and Brighton (3pm kick-off).
All that and more to come!
