In the six weeks since Arsenal last played in it, the Champions League has become their best, perhaps even their last, hope of silverware this season. For Mikel Arteta, then, the calculus on how to approach the two remaining league phase games must change.

Mikel Arteta has revealed that Arsenal play music during training sessions to “build the energy” among the players. Arsenal trained in front of the media on Tuesday afternoon to a Samba soundtrack, which included the song ‘Mas Que Nada’ by Sergio Mendes.