Mikel Arteta has already laid out his plan to help Arsenal break down the psychological barrier in the UEFA Champions League and knock out Real Madrid.

His side comfortably beat PSV Eindhoven in the round of 16 to face the reigning European champions in the quarter-finals.

Mikel Arteta led Arsenal to the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season, his first appearance as Gunners manager, and he is determined.

With Arsenal's chances of winning the Premier League already ended by Arnee Slote's Liverpool, Arteta's season success or failure will depend on the upcoming two games against Carlo Ancelotti, who is ready for the challenge.

"Our dream is to win, to win important trophies, that's what we're aiming for," he said in an exclusive interview with Diario AS.

"This club has only reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League twice in the last 15 years, which is too long. We've done a lot of other things. ”

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'We have to make our own history now, get to these knockout stages, win the tournament and get to the semi-finals. This is the next step we must take. ”

"I'm excited. We drew our most excited opponents, who have historically dominated the tournament with their own strengths. ”

"We have an opponent who will demand the highest from us in the best competition in Europe. We will do our best. ”

'We have to do better than them, believe in ourselves from the first minute and play a role in the moments.'

'We know that in the Champions League, the game is decided in the box and that's what we're looking at.'

Arsenal's only previous Champions League meeting with Real Madrid was in the 0/0 round of 0, when Thierry Henry silenced the pitch with a 0-0 win at the Bernabeu.