Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta has explained that he is looking forward to the club’s looming clash with AC Milan in the Champions League Round of 16.

 

The Gunners won their Champions League group, but still received one of the more difficult ties of the round – not that that has fazed Arteta, who is sure that such clashes are the reason why he swapped Everton for Arsenal over the summer.

 

"I smiled when the draw was made because I think it’s a really good game to play", the Spaniard told Arsenal’s official site.

 

"It makes it more exciting to play a team like Milan.

 

"Any team at this stage of the Champions League is going to be tough, even if people think you are favourites.

 

"I like playing against teams like that and we’ve got a good chance, so let’s play. All the boys feel the same, if we have to play them, so be it, and let’s try to win.

 

"This is exactly why I came to Arsenal.

 

"In your career you want to have moments like this.

 

"You don’t face them every day so we have to take this special opportunity."

 

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