Arsenal are very excited to play reigning champions Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals next month but they will not be distracted from their Premier League duties as they shift their focus to Chelsea,

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.

Arsenal are set to face off against the Champions League holders in the quarter-finals and Mikel Arteta has some advice for his players.

LONDON (Reuters) -Arsenal eased into the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 9-3 aggregate victory over PSV Eindhoven after a 2-2 draw in the second leg of their last-16 clash on Wednesday.

Arsenal take on PSV on Wednesday, March 12, at the Emirates Stadium in north London. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. GMT local time in London, making it an 9 p.m. CET start in Europe. It's a 4 p.m. ET or 1 p.m. PT kickoff in the US and Canada, and a 7 a.m. AEDT start in Australia on Thursday morning.