
Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta praised captain Martin Odegaard and his team after a narrow victory over Napoli, calling the performance 'remarkable.' Arteta highlighted the difficulty of winning at Napoli's stadium against such an opponent. The comments came after Arsenal edged the Italian side in a closely contested match, with the in-form Odegaard playing a key role in the result.
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