Mikel Arteta laments Arsenal’s missed chances after draw with Slavia

The Spaniard lamented

’s misfiring after the Gunners were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw against

on Thursday night.

Nicolas Pepe

came off the bench and gave the Gunners the lead with four minutes remaining but the Gunners couldn’t hold onto a first-leg advantage and found themselves pegged back in the 93rd minute as

Tomas Holes

headed in.

The Spanish head coach told 

 after the final whistle

: "It's difficult because they were a good opponent. They have beaten some big teams and are really difficult to play against. They have a lot of man-to-man situations and you have to resolve them. When we did that, we created chances, but when you can't, it's not easy.

"We were effective in our high press - they had the capacity to run in transition if they won the ball back but we controlled that well. It's more about the final result that leaves a difficult taste.

"The game was under control. We got the goal we wanted but we missed some big chances as well. We played two or three balls we shouldn't do and we put ourselves on the back foot and conceded the corner. They put bodies in there and it can happen. It changes the feeling after the game."

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