BILBAO, Spain -- Mikel Arteta said he wants to "change the history of our club" after admitting that Arsenal 's ongoing failure to win the Champions League is a "pressure" that he and his players must overcome as the Gunners begin their 2025-26 campaign against Athletic Club in Bilbao.

Arsenal, the 13-time English champions, are arguably the biggest club never to win the Champions League and have so far only reached one final -- losing to Barcelona in 2006 -- and three semifinals in 23 previous campaigns in Europe's premier club competition dating back to 1971-72.

Arteta's team were beaten by eventual champions Paris Saint-Germain in last season's season semifinal, with the Arsenal coach saying after the second-leg that his side were the best in the competition.

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