"I'm sure that will be a motivation for the players, but one I hope will help in a positive way," said the Spaniard.
"We all remember what happened, but now we have a different game in a different competition and situation.
"Always when you play Arsenal you know it's a big game and important. We know we have to think about using our whole squad because of the game against Eindhoven to come, but we also know we have to make sure we finish in the top four. We know if we can win this game, we will be in a stronger position to do that and it will also give us confidence before the Champions League game.
"This could be the perfect game for us before this, because Arsenal and PSV play a similar type of style with short passes and speed on the counter-attack."