da supremo: Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah is backing his team to go all the way in the Champions League after scoring in the draw with PSV.
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Nketiah bags first Champions League goalArsenal through to last 16 as group winnersForward confident of successWHAT HAPPENED?
Nketiah bagged his first Champions League goal on Tuesday as Arsenal completed their group stage campaign with a 1-1 draw against PSV. Mikel Areta's side had already booked their place in the last 16 as group winners ahead of kick-off, allowing the Arsenal boss to make eight changes for the match. Nketiah is certainly feeling confident about Arsenal's chances and believes the team can go all the way.
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Nketiah said: "There is no point being in a competition if you don’t dream to win. We have the quality to do so and we are pushing every day to win every tournament that we enter and play in. We are relishing the next round of games. We have got to focus on the Premier League games coming up first, make sure we continue to do well and then we can look forward to next round.
"My dream is to win all of it. It (the Champions League) is a great competition to be in. We have worked so hard to get there, so we are going to keep pushing every day to deliver and hopefully achieve our dreams."
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Arsenal cruised through the goup stages, winning four of their six games, scoring 16 times and finishing four points clear of PSV in second place. Tougher tests will await in the competition but Arsenal can be happy with the way they have started their Champions League campaign after returning to Europe's premier club competition for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
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Arsenal will discover their last-16 opponents when the draw for the next round of the Champions League is made on December 18. In the meantime, the Gunners will switch focus back to domestic action and some key fixtures before the end of the year. Arsenal's final four games of 2023 see the Gunners take on Brighton, Liverpool, Arsenal and Fulham in the Premier League.