Let's get over with this now! Arsenal has no chance of winning the Champions League. That'll be considered an expensive joke. They should focus on winning the Premier League this season and not prioritizing a competition they know quite well they can't win.
They've had a remarkable season last season, so I expect them to use that energy and motivation towards getting the Premier League job done.
I didn't expect them to drop points off against Lens though, they shouldn't have lost that game. They should be very focused when they face Sevilla ahead. Sevilla now has a new coach, so they should expect something different and tough.
Arsenal are in good shape but they also know their limits this season. You're correct, Mikel Arteta should tend to concentrate on EPL other than distracting the team in UCL race. Gunners is yet to face any big team in UCL this season, they meets and records thrilling victory against these average teams. EPL race would become easier and possible for them to win and not elite competitions were there's presence of tough competitive clubs. Winning UEFA Champions League is an impossible task for the Gunners, after been absent in the elite competition for long term.
Arsenla may be going out from UCL if this club will face strong team like bayern or real madrid even barcelona. Arsenal didn't have winning mentality at this moment. So many times this club was trying to gamble its luck on UCL but it keeps failed.
I see a small chance owned by arsenal to win UCL this season. Some clubs like real madrid and bayern are coming with superb performance. Even real madrid was able destroying any of its opponents. The chance for 16 times winner of ucl to add more ucl trophy is very big. Real madrid is going back to the its prime again. I have no dobt if madrid is likely going to the final of ucl this season. Even napoli got destroyed by this club when madrid gone to the maradona stadium.
It's a miracle for arsenal if arteta's club will able to go to the final this season. It's too good to be true. I knew that if nothing is impossible but we must also try to accept the reality if other team has greater quality than arsenal.