{"id":51384,"date":"2026-05-06T08:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T03:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=51384"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T03:07:30","slug":"mikel-arteta-is-a-part-of-an-elite-group-now-led-by-zinedine-zidane-and-hansi-flick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/champions-league\/mikel-arteta-is-a-part-of-an-elite-group-now-led-by-zinedine-zidane-and-hansi-flick\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta is a part of an elite group now; led by Zinedine Zidane and Hansi Flick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mikel Arteta has entered an elite group of managers after maintaining a perfect record in major finals. The Arsenal boss has now won all three finals he has managed, placing him alongside some of the most successful names in modern football.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta\u2019s record of three wins from three finals highlights his ability to deliver in high-pressure matches. His calm approach and tactical clarity have been key factors behind Arsenal\u2019s rise in recent seasons. Each final has seen his team show control and discipline, traits that have defined his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard now finds himself in the same conversation as Zinedine Zidane and Hansi Flick. Zidane famously won nine out of nine finals during his time with Real Madrid, while Flick secured eight wins from eight during his spells with Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>While the sample size is smaller, Arteta\u2019s 100 percent success rate stands out. It reflects a manager who prepares his team well for decisive occasions and ensures they perform under pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal\u2019s qualification for the UEFA Champions League final now presents Arteta with his biggest challenge yet. The competition represents the highest level in club football, and victory would elevate his status even further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikel Arteta has entered an elite group of managers after maintaining a perfect record in major finals. The Arsenal boss\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":47462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4652],"tags":[270,177,3796,564,702,490,554,178,1127],"class_list":["post-51384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-champions-league","tag-arsenal","tag-champions-league","tag-football","tag-hansi-flick","tag-mikel-arteta","tag-ucl","tag-ucl-finals","tag-uefa","tag-zinedine-zidane"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51384"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51385,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51384\/revisions\/51385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}