#Arsenal v #Barcelona
Champions League Arsenal v Barcelona
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Arsenal v Barcelona line-ups ...
Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Sanchez, Giroud.
Subs: Ospina, Gibbs, Walcott, Flamini, Chambers, Welbeck, Campbell.
Barcelona: ter Stegen, Dani Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta, Suarez, Messi, Neymar.
Subs: Bravo, Munir, Sergi Roberto, Adriano, Aleix Vidal,
Vermaelen, Mathieu.
Referee: Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey)
Ivan Rakitic and Olivier Giroud speak speak ...
Speaking to Des Kelly on BT Sport, the Barcelona midfielder says: “It will be a really hard game.”
In a separate interview, Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud says: “Barcelona are certainly the best team in Europe and in the world. We know that we can beat strong teams, so why not tomorrow.”
Rakatic on Barcelona’s three strikers: “We know how important it is to have our strikers, but they know what they have behind them.”
Giroud on Barcelona’s three strikers: “They are very complementary ... they play one for each other.”
Rakatic: We are really happy with our three strikers and I hope they will be at the same high level in the next game.
Giroud on the key to success for Arsenal: “We need to find the balance between good commitment and keeping our nerves. We want to do something special.”
No place for Theo Walcott or Danny Welbeck
Me? I’d have picked Danny Welbeck, but BT Sport pundit Ian Wright is puzzled by the absence of Theo Walcott from the Arsenal line-up. He reckons Walcott’s pace would have given Barcelona plenty to think about. There are no surprises in the Barcelona line-up and the three amigos, Leo Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar are currently warming up together on the Emirates pitch.
Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Sanchez, Giroud.
Subs: Ospina, Gibbs, Walcott, Flamini, Chambers, Welbeck, Campbell.
Barcelona: ter Stegen, Dani Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta, Suarez, Messi, Neymar.
Subs: Bravo, Munir, Sergi Roberto, Adriano, Aleix Vidal,
Vermaelen, Mathieu.
Referee: Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey)
Ivan Rakitic and Olivier Giroud speak speak ...
Speaking to Des Kelly on BT Sport, the Barcelona midfielder says: “It will be a really hard game.”
In a separate interview, Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud says: “Barcelona are certainly the best team in Europe and in the world. We know that we can beat strong teams, so why not tomorrow.”
Rakatic on Barcelona’s three strikers: “We know how important it is to have our strikers, but they know what they have behind them.”
Giroud on Barcelona’s three strikers: “They are very complementary ... they play one for each other.”
Rakatic: We are really happy with our three strikers and I hope they will be at the same high level in the next game.
Giroud on the key to success for Arsenal: “We need to find the balance between good commitment and keeping our nerves. We want to do something special.”
No place for Theo Walcott or Danny Welbeck
Me? I’d have picked Danny Welbeck, but BT Sport pundit Ian Wright is puzzled by the absence of Theo Walcott from the Arsenal line-up. He reckons Walcott’s pace would have given Barcelona plenty to think about. There are no surprises in the Barcelona line-up and the three amigos, Leo Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar are currently warming up together on the Emirates pitch.
