For three players, the 2-2 draw with PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday night may have been their last hurrah for Arsenal in the Champions League. With a tough run-in followed by a summer transfer window in which they are expected to leave, it is perfectly plausible that Mikel Arteta will not give them another minute in the competition.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has outlined what it will take to overcome Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final. The Gunners are into the last-eight of European football’s elite club competition for a second time in successive seasons after overcoming PSV Eindhoven 9-3 on aggregate.

There are no added expectations or pressure on Arsenal to perform in the Champions League despite their recent struggles in the Premier League, manager Mikel Arteta said on Tuesday ahead of a last-16 return leg match against PSV Eindhoven.