{"id":302276,"date":"2023-12-13T12:24:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T12:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302276"},"modified":"2023-12-13T12:24:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T12:24:04","slug":"eddie-nketiah-eyes-premier-league-and-champions-league-double","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-nketiah-eyes-premier-league-and-champions-league-double\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Nketiah eyes Premier League AND Champions League double"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah sets his sights on a &#8216;dream&#8217; Premier League AND Champions League double &#8211; after opening his account in European competition in PSV draw\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Arsenal completed their group stage schedule with a 1-1 draw in\u00a0Eindhoven<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The Gunners will now face a second-place side in the Round of 16 in February\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Will Marcus Rashford EVER be the real deal? Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eddie Nketiah has eyes on winning both the Premier League and Champions League after scoring his first goal in the European competition.<\/p>\n<p>Nketiah\u2019s first-half strike put Arsenal ahead before PSV Eindhoven later equalised.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners were already through to the last-16 prior to the game having secured top spot when they beat Lens 6-0. The striker is now dreaming big.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u2018My dream is to win (both)! It (the Champions League) is a great competition to be in. We have worked so hard to get there, so we are going to keep pushing every day to deliver and hopefully achieve our dreams.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There is no point being in a competition if you don\u2019t dream to win. We have the quality to do so and we are pushing every day to win every tournament that we enter and play in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/11\/78909145-12859079-image-a-45_1702467537685.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Nketiah has his eyes on Champions League success this season after the Gunners qualified for the knockout rounds top of their group<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/11\/78909123-12859079-image-a-46_1702467540589.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old opened his account in European competition with the opening goal in the Gunners 1-1 draw with PSV<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/11\/78909135-12859079-image-a-47_1702467548260.jpg\" height=\"380\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The home side drew level when Yorbe Vertessen expertly curled past Aaron Ramsdale in the 50th minute of the clash<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s our aim and that\u2019s the aim of Arsenal Football Club. That\u2019s what the fans want and we are working every day to try and achieve that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old has had less game time since the return of Gabriel Jesus, and is looking to kick on after his latest goal.<\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s performance was also a testament to Mikel Arteta\u2019s desire to win any game, no matter its importance.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u2018It was my first start in this competition and it is nice to get a goal. Every kid dreams of scoring in the Champions League. It was a nice finish and it was good to get some minutes in the tank.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Every game has got a meaning. Although we were through, we wanted to keep winning. We are obsessed with winning, we want to keep pushing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018For us as players, who maybe haven&#8217;t played in the last couple of weeks as much as we would have liked to, it\u2019s a good opportunity for us to show ourselves and get some sharpness.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was a really important game and a great opportunity for some of us.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12859079\/Eddie-Nketiah-Arsenal-Premier-League-Champions-League-1-1-PSV.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah sets his sights on a &#8216;dream&#8217; Premier League AND Champions League double &#8211; after opening his <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Eddie Nketiah eyes Premier League AND Champions League double - Sportstons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-nketiah-eyes-premier-league-and-champions-league-double\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eddie Nketiah eyes Premier League AND Champions League double - Sportstons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah sets his sights on a &#8216;dream&#8217; 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