Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal they must be at their best if they are to beat Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals. After breezing through their last 16 tie with PSV Eindhoven, Arsenal must now prepare themselves to take on the reigning European champions after Madrid emerged victorious from their controversial clash with Atletico.

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.

Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal are ‘very capable’ of beating Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals, although he recognises it will be ‘very difficult’ for them to do so. The Gunners strolled into the last eight with a 9-3 aggregate victory over PSV over two legs of the last 16.