LONDON
\nMikel Arteta had barely wiped away the tears of joy that followed Arsenal\u2019s Premier League trophy presentation before he challenged his players to make more history by winning the Champions League.
\nArteta\u2019s side finally got their hands on the Premier League silverware in an emotional scene following Sunday\u2019s 2-1 win against Crystal Palace.
\nGabriel Jesus and Noni Madueke scored the Gunners\u2019 goals at Selhurst Park to ensure they finished seven points clear of second-placed Manchester City.
\nArsenal had already wrapped up their first English title for 22 years when City were held to a draw by Bournemouth on Tuesday.
\nBut being presented with the trophy was the icing on the cake for Arteta and his players as they soaked up the enormity of their achievement in the south London sunshine.
\nCaptain Martin Odegaard lifted the trophy, draped in red and white ribbons, in front of thousands of ecstatic Arsenal fans crammed into one corner of the stadium.
\nArteta was thrown in the air by his jubilant players before the Spanish boss was moved to tears, kissing his wife on the pitch.
\nArsenal\u2019s joyous celebrations lasted for almost two hours before Arteta headed for his post-match press conference clad in a Gunners shirt with \u201826 Champions\u2019 on the back.
\nA gold medal around his neck, Arteta told reporters: \u201cIt is very difficult to put it into words. What a moment. A lot of emotions, a lot of joy, pride.
\n\u201cThe manner that we\u2019ve done it, represents what the guys are feeling and the reason why this magic happened.
\n\u201cI\u2019m happy and relieved. Obviously, throughout this journey, we have made some massive steps. We have accomplished a lot of things that have a lot of value.
\n\u201cBut at the end of the day, we are here to win major trophies. That was the ultimate goal. We came very close.
\n\u201cWe fell short on three occasions, and that was very painful. But I think that\u2019s what has driven all of us to find new ways to show what we are made of and that\u2019s why I said that the manner that we\u2019ve done it, it makes it even better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LONDON Mikel Arteta had barely wiped away the tears of joy that followed Arsenal\u2019s Premier League trophy presentation before he challenged his players to make more history by winning the Champions League. Arteta\u2019s side finally got their hands on the Premier League silverware in an emotional scene following Sunday\u2019s 2-1 win against Crystal Palace. Gabriel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n