12-PAGE 16-PAGE SPORTS BETTING MAG BIBLE I’M STILL LUCKING UP Arteta not rocked by grim week
LEINSTER SELL OUT CROKER
MIKEL ARTETA has told his Arsenal players they should feel LUCKY to be where they are right now.
Most people are viewing it as a week to forget for the title-chasing Gunners.
On Sunday they lost 2-0 at home to Aston Villa to hand champions Manchester City a big advantage in the race for the Premier League.
And on Wednesday they slipped meekly out of the Champions League following a 1-0 loss at Bayern Munich.
Manager Arteta refuses to see it that way though — especially as victory at Wolves today will put them back at the Premier League summit.
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“I think the players are all very lucky to have had the week that we’ve had,” he said.
“Because these are the weeks that we want and have been seeking for many years to have at Arsenal.
“You have to deal with that.
If you want to be in this position, you have to go through it and it’s going to be tough.
“Against those opponents, the margins are minimal and you have to try to compete to be better than them.
“But maybe even if you are better, you don’t win? Like what happened at home against Bayern and against Villa.
“Are you ready to react to that? If not you’re not
LEINSTER’S mouth-watering Croke Park European Champions Cup semi-final against Northampton Saints on May 4 has sold out.
Ticketmaster reported the ticket allocation for the 82,300-capacity venue was gone in the hours after being put on sale yesterday.
It will be the first club rugby match at GAA HQ since the Blues beat Munster in the Heineken Cup (inset) semi-final 15 years ago, a fixture attended by 82,208 fans.
The match is a repeat of the dramatic 2011 final, where Leinster overturned a 16-point half-time deficit to triumph in Cardiff.
Toulouse, aiming to set a record of six tournament wins, face Harlequins in the other semi-final.