Arsenal manager Arteta concedes Paris Saint-Germain is currently the top squad globally.

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta conceded that Paris Saint-Germain, the Champions League winners, are the world's best team, after his side suffered a defeat in the final on penalties on Saturday.

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PSG secured their second consecutive Champions League title with a 4-3 shoot-out victory, following a 1-1 draw after extra-time, and Arteta acknowledged the pain of the loss, admitting his team was outmatched by the French champions.

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Arteta expressed his admiration for PSG, stating that he wanted to congratulate the team and their coach, Luis Enrique, whom he considers to be the best in the world, citing their exceptional ball control and individual skills.

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He praised PSG's ability to dictate the game, forcing Arsenal to play without the ball, and noted that even their players' individual actions were impressive, saying he had never seen anything like it before.

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Arsenal struggled to maintain possession, with under 25 percent of the ball, and were forced to defend against relentless PSG pressure, with the Ligue 1 winners equaling the record of 45 goals scored in a Champions League campaign.

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Ousmane Dembele's second-half penalty for PSG had leveled the score at 1-1, canceling out Kai Havertz's early opener for Arsenal, and Arteta was unhappy with the decision not to award a penalty to Arsenal's Noni Madueke when the score was tied.

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Despite this, Arteta accepted that his team needed to improve further to win the Champions League, and this defeat marked their second appearance in the competition's final, 20 years after their first loss to Barcelona in Paris.

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Under Arteta's nearly seven-year tenure, Arsenal have risen to the top of the game, winning the English title after a 22-year wait, but he emphasized that further change was necessary to achieve success in the Champions League.

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Arteta explained that the team would have to repeat the progression they had made in recent years, and that the level of competition was increasing every season, requiring a different level of quality to succeed in Europe.

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He believed that the pain of the defeat could be used as fuel to improve and reach a higher level, stating that the team had to digest the loss and use it to drive their future progress.