Proactive pressing and extra video analysis might have helped Arsenal to win game against Barca
One of the disappointing aspects of the Champions League game on Tuesday was the lack of proactive pressing on the Barcelona players in the build up…
Champions League Archives: 02/2016
Messi: Arsenal are a very good team
Two Lionel Messi goals at the Emirates Stadium have left Arsenal in a perilous position in the Champions League, but the best player in the…
Barcelona haven’t lost at home by two in 86 matches
The tie isn’t over! That’s what players such as Héctor Bellerín and Luis Suárez have said after Barcelona’s 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium on…
How cultural differences disadvantage Arsenal in Europe
A lot of Arsenal fans will rightly complain about Mr Cüneyt Çakır’s performance on Tuesday night, and it certainly was not an impressive one. But there…
Giroud pinpoints ter Stegen save as crucial moment
With Arsenal on top of Barcelona and creating a number of half chances midway through the second half on Tuesday night, Marc-André ter Stegen sprung…
Player focus: A frustrating night for Arsenal and Alexis
Tonight’s game against Barcelona ended up with a defeat and a frustrating feeling for Alexis Sanchez against his former team. He started in his favourite…
Player ratings: Flamini costs Arsenal against Barcelona
2-0 at home to Barcelona, and I can’t get over the fact it could have been much different. This feels way too familiar! Even though…
Arsenal fans optimistic ahead of Barca game
MSN are going to tear Arsenal a new one. That’s if you believe the press anyway. There’s been lots of hype around Barcelona’s attacking threat,…
Poll: Which Arsenal player worries Barca the most?
Arsenal are allowed to attack. All the talk this week has been of Barca’s menace but little credence has been given to our own forward…
Poll: Messi remains the man for Arsenal to master
Barcelona have possibly the best front three in the world. Obviously none of them are a patch on Yaya Sanogo, but we thought it would…
Arsenal go all guns blazing – Official teams Arsenal v Barcelona
Arsenal have nothing to lose going into the first leg of our two Champions League clashes with Barcelona. No one is expecting Arsenal to win…
Benitez: Alexis and Welbeck are dangerous
Embarassed by Barcelona earlier in the season and ultimately sacked by Real Madrid, maybe Rafa Benitez isn’t the man to listen to. But what if…
Insider View: Q&A with @totalBarca
Arsenal face European champions Barcelona on Tuesday night, so we sat down with renowned website Total Barca to get the inside track on the Spanish…
Watch: Arteta and Iniesta preview Champions League clash
Two players who played together as teenagers coming through Barcelona’s academy, Mikel Arteta and Andres Iniesta know each other well. Now captains of two of…
Wenger: 0-0 at home isn’t a bad score in Europe
Playing at home first in yet another Champions League last 16 first leg, Arsenal will be hoping to avoid the mistakes of previous seasons. Heading…
Arsenal v Barcelona preview – The impossible?
In two games at the Emirates Stadium, FC Barcelona, kings of Europe, are winless. Those matches came in 2010 and 2011 when Pep Guardiola was…
Wenger explains how Barcelona have changed since 2011
Tuesday evening will see FC Barcelona visit the Emirates Stadium on the longest unbeaten run in the history of the club, but Arsène Wenger told…
Wenger: Čech could keep Messi out yet again
Arsenal will be tasked with stopping the most fearsome and prolific frontline in football tomorrow, but Arsène Wenger is hoping Petr Čech can defy Lionel…
Wenger: We’ve taken something from first leg defeats
Since being knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona in 2011, Arsenal have committed the same errors in every single European campaign. The first…
Wenger: Suárez has inspired team spirit at Barcelona
What’s amazing about the Barcelona frontline of Luis Suárez, Lionel Messi and Neymar is how well they seem to gel together. Big stars often come…