Head coach Montemurro: "We have a team that understands continental football that has played in big moments and situations and can now take it the next step"
Caitlin Foord says Arsenal players know they have to win the Women's Champions League in order to qualify for the tournament next season.
Arsenal finished third in the curtailed 2019/20 Women's Super League season, with Chelsea and Manchester City qualifying for next season's Champions League through their league position.
Arsenal Women are in Spain for the nine-day tournament to complete this season's Champions League, and face Paris Saint-Germain Feminines on Saturday in the quarter-finals.
Australia forward Foord joined Arsenal in January and is intent on playing in Europe's elite club competition next season.
"With how the season finished, we didn't qualify for the Champions League so we do know in our minds that we have to win this thing to still be in it [next season]," she told the Women's Football Show.
"It's massive for us, as footballers you want to be playing in the Champions League so it definitely gives us something to drive towards.
"But saying that, it is a big game in the Champions League, you don't need too much motivation to get up and be excited."
Arsenal Women's head coach Joe Montemurro feels the เว็บบอล888 strength of England's domestic league has helped prepare his side for the best sides in Europe.
"We are prepared mentally for whatever they bring to us. We are prepared tactically and structurally and can make the changes we need within the phases of play," he told the Women's Football Show.
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