Arteta sympathetic of 'remarkable' Shakhtar Donetsk ahead of UCL clash

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said he was sympathic about the plight of Shakhtar Donetsk's situation

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00:00Obviously, a lot of sympathy for the situation that they are in. How can I imagine, especially

00:09speaking to Alice, how it affects that situation, not only to yourself, but for the whole country,

00:14your families, the whole environment, and the incredible attitude that they are having

00:18towards the situation. And again, the things that they have to put in place to be able

00:22to continue to play football matches at this level and compete in the way they do. It's

00:28remarkable and we welcome them here tomorrow in the best possible way. I think they have

00:33decided to use football with a lot of positive things that it brings to life in a really

00:39powerful way. I think it's remarkable the way they have managed the situation and the

00:46unity of the country, and the capacity of a sport as well to bring joy to people's life,

00:52and that's something that we have to be very conscious of.