Is the pressure off now Arsenal have won the league? Is this a free hit? Mikel Arteta shot that line of questioning a killer look with a stare steely enough to make an assassin drop his weapon. That reaction spoke louder than words about how Arsenal are regarding this Champions League final as an opportunity to daub their name, in blood and sweat and set-piece worship if needs be, all over it. For all the warmth and fuzzy glow of their recent Premier League win, it is eyes on a new prize. “The ambition is bigger,” Arteta proclaimed at his pre-match press conference in Budapest. “We have one. We want another one. That is all we have been talking about. We have to reach bigger destinations. The boys have the level of desire at the maximum.” When he looks in their eyes, he sees only one thing: “They want more.” Arteta’s rallying cries echo around his team. There is no disputing the fact that they face an exceptional opponent in Paris Saint-Germain, but the Arsenal manager perceives the idea of being an underdog as little more than a reason to capture the details on the night that might make the difference. “They are defending the trophy, they are the champions, we are here to take that away from them,” he said. “We have the opportunity to own the moment. We have the opportunity tomorrow to write a new chapter in the history of this football club. “And in order to do that, we have to play with such clarity, a lot of courage and a relentless desire to win. We have those three aspects.” Mikel Arteta believes his players retain the focus to follow up their Premier League triumph (Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images)Arsenal touched down in Budapest in high spirits, having clinched the Premier League for the first time in 22 years and witnessed an outpouring of wild celebration from north London to far beyond. The Hungarian capital has been the scene of a pilgrimage for thousands of Arsenal supporters, both with and without tickets, who are here to be part of a dream. The team were relaxed as they trained on the eve of the match, music pumping out of their portable red speaker just as they like it. But it is that sweet spot of serenity mixed with high focus that is part of the spirit they generate. They know, as a group, not all of them will play. Many will not start. Some will not be on the bench. Arteta has some big calls to make on his team selection, even though he feels closer to knowing what he wishes to do without too many crossed-out teams on his iPad. Ben White is the only one whose injury rules him out completely but, otherwise, they are all ready to play a part. Arsenal’s togetherness has lifted them this season. Bukayo Saka, such a symbol of the club’s resurgence under Arteta, described the special connection they share. It is something they have needed during the seasons where they were unable to get over the line, and they will lean into it here. “We are very tight,” he said. “We get on with each other very well and are willing to fight for each other on the pitch and off the pitch. Hopefully will give us an advantage as well. “We have enough fire going into the game tomorrow. We know the history of the club, and we can write history ourselves. I’ve got the opportunity to do that with the club I love.” Saka made his debut for his boyhood club as a teenager before Areta returned to pick them up and push them higher. “We were very far away from the level we are now,” the winger reflected. “Mikel made it clear his mission was to bring Arsenal back to the level we feel it belongs. I am proud to sit here and say we achieved that.”Bukayo Saka is aiming to add the European Cup to the Premier League title success (Michael Regan/Getty Images For Premier League)PSG have the know-how and quality to win this competition, and much has been made of the contrast between the number and intensity of minutes both teams faced to get to this point, with Arsenal under greater physical and psychological stress in the Premier League than a well-rotated PSG require in retaining Ligue 1. Saka is not worried that it could be a factor. “We have had a week to recover and prepare for this game,” he said. “This game will not be decided on minutes; it will be decided on moments.”Captain Martin Odegaard articulated how this represents a dream to all of the players, most of whom have not played in a Champions League final before. “I have been dreaming of this since I started playing football as a little kid with my friends on the little pitch with my friends,” he said. “The dream has been there my whole life — the last few weeks a little bit more — to play this final and to win it. “Winning the league doesn’t change anything. Our mindset is still the same. We need to take all the good energy and good experiences. We have been through a lot as a group which has prepared us well during these past few weeks.”