Earlier this month, Arteta shared his own perspective on the European elite, specifically praising the quality seen in PSG’s semi-final against Bayern Munich. The Arsenal boss suggested that the different demands of domestic leagues often play a role in how teams perform on the continental stage, describing them as "different worlds."
"Bayern vs PSG is probably the best game I have ever witnessed on the quality of two teams, and especially the individual quality that the players deliver," Arteta said. "I’ve never seen something like this. But when I look at the amount of minutes and the freshness of those players, then I’m not surprised. To deliver those moments of quality, you have to be very fresh and the difference in the leagues and the way they compete is night and day, and you just have to see a lot of stats that have been recently around it. We are competing in two different worlds, so you cannot compare one part of that without giving any context to that. I don’t think it’s fair."