India, April 8 -- After Arsenal's first consecutive losses this season - taking trophies out of play - coach Mikel Arteta wants his players to turn the pain of their last two results into gain.

Arteta has been drumming into his players to embrace their defeats in the FA Cup quarterfinals and English League Cup final and remember they're still contending in the Premier League and Champions League.

Their immediate focus was the Champions League quarterfinal first leg at Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday, and fighting off outside noise about yet another late-season swoon.

"What you have to be is clear," he said on Monday.

"Instead of panic understand if that happens why it happened, and bring clarity. And when you analyse that and you accept th...