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Mikel Arteta admits it could be YEARS until Arsenal win the Champions League after reality check against Bayern Munich - and says he 'can't find the words' to lift his devastated players

A pained Mikel Arteta warned that it could be years before Arsenal lift their first Champions League title after crashing out of the quarter-finals to Bayern Munich last night.

Following last week’s 2-2 draw in the first leg in London, both teams had all to play for. Yet, Joshua Kimmich's powerful 63rd-minute header from Raphael Guerreiro's cross sent the six-time European Cup winners through to the semi-finals 3-2 on aggregate.

The Gunners now only have the Premier League to compete for, with their season teetering on the edge of being one without silverware.