{"id":962,"date":"2026-03-16T14:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=962"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:51:16","slug":"mikel-asks-fans-for-all-the-energy-in-the-world-quotes-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=962","title":{"rendered":"Mikel asks fans for &#8220;all the energy in the world&#8221; | Quotes | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>There\u2019s all to play for in N5 on Tuesday night when we host Bayer Leverkusen in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>The tie is currently level at 1-1 on aggregate thanks to Kai Havertz\u2019s 89th-minute penalty after Robert Andrich opened the scoring in Germany last Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in his pre-match press conference at the Sobha Realty Training Centre this week, our manager was asked what he\u2019s expecting from Leverkusen tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery much the same and watching them play against Bayern Munich at the weekend, very similar,\u201d he said. \u201cSo again, really well coached, a team with a very clear structure, really good individuals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously we are in the stage, in the competition that we are in right now, so we know what we have to do, and in front of our crowd, with our people, putting all the energy in the world again, hopefully we are going to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<article data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"110447c0-296a-4607-850b-175a607657c4\" data-embed-button=\"article_embed\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:node.tiny\" data-langcode=\"en\" data-entity-embed-display-settings=\"()\" class=\"embedded-entity u-spacing-down--xxl\">\n<article data-article-id=\"125393\" about=\"\/news\/every-word-artetas-pre-leverkusen-presser-0\">\n<div class=\"article-card article-card--tiny card\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 200, small: 550, medium: 640, large: 768\">\n<div class=\"card__content\">\n<p>\n         <span class=\"h6 article-card__subhead\">Read more<\/span>                             <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-card__title\" title=\"Every word from Arteta's pre-Leverkusen presser\"><span class=\"article-card__title-words\">  Every word from Arteta&#8217;s pre-Leverkusen presser <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<p>So what will we need to do better in the second leg, and how much can we channel the experience we\u2019ve accrued over the last few seasons in Europe\u2019s prestigious competition?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially in the first half, and especially a lot of actions that we didn&#8217;t even finish, and we allowed counter-attacks there, which is the worst thing that we can do against them as well,\u201d Mikel said. \u201cWe will step up, we will make better decisions for sure, and be more of a threat in that intention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of factors will contribute for us to be in the quarter-finals tomorrow night after the game, and we need to put every single element that we have to be in our favour to achieve that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have a lot of quality individually in a lot of areas of the pitch, and as every team they have their strengths, their weaknesses, and we will try to target them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2026 The Arsenal Football Club Limited. 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