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For some, Arsenal versus Paris Saint-Germain may seem like a standard Champions League tie.

For Mikel Arteta, however, it will spark memories of a special time when he was first embarking on his professional playing career with the help of a Brazilian roommate in his early twenties named Ronaldo de Assis Moreira. AKA Ronaldinho.

A teenage Arteta moved on loan from Barcelona to PSG, where he would share a dressing room with Jay-Jay Okocha, Mauricio Pochettino, Gabriel Heinze and Nicolas Anelka.

“It was (terrifying) for me and my family,” Arteta recalls with a laugh. “It was the perfect environment for me, to give me the chance, to see what I was capable of doing. It was an amazing experience.”

How did that experience shape Arteta's career as a player, coach, and person? Read more below!