Henry pointing way to Paris prize

Arsenal FC were delighted at reaching the last four of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history after holding Juventus to a 0-0 draw at the Stadio Delle Alpi last night, but the side from north London were urging caution ahead of their semi-final with Villarreal CF.

Final destination
"Everyone is congratulating us for having made history but we haven't done anything yet," said Arsenal captain Thierry Henry, who made his 100th appearance in UEFA club competition. "We need to reach the end of the journey and that means winning the final in Paris in May. It's amazing what these young guys are doing and the stage that they are doing it on, but we can't let up. We must keep attacking and defending as a team and reach the end of the line."

Record-breaking night
Such was the achievement of the night that Arsenal broke two UEFA Champions League records in the process. By stopping Juve from scoring, Arsenal made it eight straight clean sheets, beating AC Milan's seven of last season. The defence also set a new mark of minutes without being breached. In the 1995/96 campaign, Edwin van der Sar went 658 minutes without conceding for AFC Ajax, a feat Arsenal surpassed in the tenth minute last night. By the final whistle at the Delle Alpi, the record stood at 739 minutes.

Gilberto caution
Gilberto voiced his approval of the fine result on foreign soil but also insisted the job had yet to be completed. "I'm happy we're through to the semi-finals," he said. "We need to be aware that this is just another step, though. We can't be content with getting to the last four. We've done very well to beat the big names like Real Madrid [CF] and Juventus but we shouldn't settle for that. Many people wrote us off at the start of the season because we struggled at first but now we have found our way. It's very exciting but we can't get ahead of ourselves."

Quarter-final hoodoo
Fredrik Ljungberg, one of the Gunners' elder statesmen, was relieved to have overcome the quarter-final hoodoo, having twice fallen at this hurdle. "It feels great," he said. "We've beaten Madrid and Juventus and we've done so playing good football and that's what really makes me proud. Tactically we played really well because we knew they were going to hit us with lots of long balls and they didn't create too much. In fact, I think we created more chances than them. I've been here for eight years and we've been knocked out at the quarter-final stage a few times so this feels great."

Magic moment
Cesc Fabregas may be only 18 but he spoke like a seasoned veteran as he took pride in the professionalism his team-mates managed to display in Turin. "I was pleased at the professionalism we showed. We should enjoy the moment because it's not every day you get to the Champions League semi-finals."