Martin Ødegaard: “We’re one game away from reaching Wembley for the final, so we have a huge motivation to get the job done tonight. We did really well to get a victory in the first game at Stamford Bridge & now it’s down to us to make the most of that opportunity.”
“The first leg was probably more open than we wanted it to be & we had the feeling that we could have won by a bigger margin with how it was going. We didn’t manage to do that & we know with their quality, the game is always alive, so that’s a warning to us.”
“It’s a great feeling to be here at home, 90 minutes away from reaching a final & the chance of winning the trophy. We have to take the positives & the lessons we learned in the first leg & be ready for this one. It’s where we want to be.”
“We know what we need to do, we know what we want & winning a trophy is the goal for everyone here. Speaking personally too, I would love to get back to Wembley. Finals are what you want to play in – the right to fight for trophies.”
[Captain’s Notes, Arsenal matchday programme]
