Mikel Arteta wary of 'well-coached' Leverkusen as Arsenal look to reach quarter-finals

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arteta-mikel/lAbHYaQM/"]Arteta[/a]'s side needed a late lifeline ‌in the first leg, with substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/havertz-kai/rH8BZWiI/"]Kai ‌Havertz[/a] converting an 89th-minute penalty against his former club.[/p][p]"A lot of factors will contribute for ‌us to be in the ⁠quarter-finals," Arteta told ‌reporters on Monday. "We need to have every element ​in our favour to achieve that."[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayer-leverkusen/4jcj2zMd/"]Leverkusen[/a] arrive in North London in confident ​mood after holding Bundesliga leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern Munich[/a] to a 1-1 draw on Saturday.[/p][embed guid="d2db65d0-739f-4b9f-b91c-4be867146053" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33oP041HFYI" social-type="youtube" /][p]"Watching them ⁠play against ​Bayern, it was very similar," Arteta said. "[b]They are really well coached, with a clear structure. We know what we have to do ‌in front of our crowd and hopefully we are going to do it[/b]."[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a], who are chasing an unprecedented quadruple this season as they sit at the top of the Premier League table and remain in contention for both domestic cups, will be without captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/odegaard-martin/ID32TGhp/"]Martin Odegaard[/a] and ‌defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/timber-jurrien/hSaoLOM4/"]Jurrien Timber[/a] for the second leg.[/p][p]However, ​forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trossard-leandro/xUAbnjp2/"]Leandro Trossard[/a] has been declared fit.[/p][p]"[b]With (Timber) ‌it will be a matter of days, so I'm not sure (on his availability)[/b]," Arteta added. "[b]We need everybody available. We know what (defender) [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/white-ben/pvGdJANj/"]Ben White[/a] gives us - he ⁠trained today, so ⁠he is good[/b]."[/p]