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...

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...

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...

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...

Barça stars Mascherano and Iniesta wary of Alexis’ ability

A former Barcelona player, Alexis Sánchez may well already by striking fear into Tuesday's opposition before a ball is kicked. There is plenty of talk...
from Arsenal's opposition

Barcelona unconvincing without Busquets in 2-1 win

Barcelona picked up an away win at Las Palmas on Saturday, but their performance was far from convincing. Up against one of the worst teams...

Opposition watch: Messi makes history as Barcelona win again

Barcelona's visit to the Emirates Stadium is just under a week away, and they are on fire. After winning the treble last season it'd be...

Wenger wants players to remember 2011 defeat of Barcelona

Just a week from now, Arsenal will be welcoming Barcelona to the Emirates Stadium. The best club side in the world are on a record...

Opposition watch: Barcelona set new club record for games unbeaten

With the visit of Barcelona under two weeks away, Arsenal fans would be forgiven for hoping the Catalan side were going through a patchy...

Highlights: Arsenal fall foul of Anderlecht once again

Arsenal’s u19s were dumped out of the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday after they lost 2-0 to Anderlecht A first-half brace from Jorn Vancamp meant that...

Opposition watch: Barça hit Neville’s Valencia for seven

With our first leg against Barcelona under three weeks away, let's have a look at how they're getting on. Ah, well, they're pretty great. After winning...

Busquets confesses he looked up to Patrick Vieira

Preparing to face Arsenal for the fifth time in his career, Sergio Busquets has named an Arsenal legend as one of his greatest influences. The...

Özil: I want to win Champions League for Arsenal fans

He's delivered a lot this season, but Mesut Özil just won't stop giving. Since signing for Arsenal he has won two FA Cups and the...

Champions League watch: Barcelona struggling for form

At the end of November, just a week or two before the Champions League round of 16 draw, Barcelona were in scintillating form. The current holders...

Pirès: Anything is possible against Barcelona

Substituted after just 18 minutes of a Champions League Final, Robert Pirès never played for Arsenal again. After Jens Lehmann saw red, Pirès was sacrificed...

Wenger hopes to make up for previous Barcelona defeats

After Arsène Wenger spoke to the media on Thursday morning, a Luis Suárez hat-trick saw Barcelona into the Club World Cup Final. The Spanish champions...

Barcelona: We’re going to have fun against Arsenal

It was the Champions League draw we all expected and as Barcelona were pulled out of the hat to face Arsenal, not one single...

Arsenal 4/1 to beat Barcelona at the Emirates in February

Arsenal, as you know, have been drawn against Barcelona in the Champions League although the Gunners will draw confidence from beating Bayern Munich in...

Arsenal get killer Champions League draw against Barcelona

Arsenal have been drawn against Barca in the Champions League. The Gunners, who defeated Olympiacos 3-0 last week to ensure they qualified from their group for...

Arsenal see UEFA ranking rise after Greek win

Arsenal have moved up one place in the UEFA European rankings after their 3-0 win over Olympiacos in the Champions League this week. Sealing qualification...

Arsenal most likely to draw Zenit in Champions League

Thanks to certain rules in the UEFA Champions League draw immediately after the group stages, it isn't quite as simple as saying Arsenal will...

Watch: Szczesny heroics send Roma through in Champions League

It was a good night all round for Arsenal fans on Wednesday, and on-loan goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny gives us another reason to celebrate. While the Gunners...

Mertesacker: The defence was the key

A big night in Greece saw Arsenal come out on top, winning 3-0 to qualify for the knockout rounds of the Champions League. Going into...

Who could Arsenal face in the Champions League round of 16?

A 3-0 win in Greece on Wednesday evening saw Arsenal cruise into the Champions League knockout stages. It's the 16th consecutive season Arsène Wenger has...

Giroud earns redemption with historic hat-trick

You'd never guess it, but Olivier Giroud is now averaging a goal every 104 minutes in the Champions League and Premier League this season. It's...

Player ratings v Olympiacos: Campbell and Giroud come through for Gunners

We did it. Despite some early Olympiacos pressure and Arsenal giving away the ball cheaply, we soon bedded into the match and answered any questions...

Wenger not worried about Champions League draw after ‘greatest escape’

Before the game, Arsène Wenger told BT Sport that a win to see Arsenal through in the Champions League on Wednesday night would be his...

Giroud targeting quarter-finals after hat-trick

An Olivier Giroud hat-trick sent Arsenal into the Champions League knockout rounds, but he isn't done yet. Often criticised, maybe Giroud is just understood? The...

Match report: Giroud hat-trick keeps Arsenal in the Champions League

Not a big game player, they said, but Olivier Giroud netted his first Arsenal hat-trick to send the Gunners into the knockout rounds of...
Arsenal team news

Official teams: Walcott and Giroud both start v Olympiacos

With Wednesday night's clash against Olympiacos one of Arsenal's biggest of the season so far. On the brink of Champions League elimination, Arsène Wenger's side...

Wenger says Monaco defeat will help Arsenal on Wednesday

Arsenal won 2-0 at AS Monaco last season but exited the Champions League. The damage had been done by the first leg defeat at the...
Arsenal match preview

Olympiacos v Arsenal: The stage is set for a Greek tragedy

It isn't new for Arsène Wenger to take his side to Olympiacos on matchday six of the Champions League. The Arsenal manager has done it...

Team news: Ramsey will play against Olympiacos despite missing training

Speaking to the press ahead of Wednesday's game against Olympiacos, Arsène Wenger has confirmed that Aaron Ramsey will play in the crunch match. Ramsey and...

Ramsey and Özil miss training but travel to Greece

Arsenal stars Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Özil missed Tuesday morning's training session at London Colney, but are still travelling to Greece for Wednesday's huge Champions...

Walcott won’t start but could be key in Greece

Coming off the bench for around half an hour on Saturday, the return of Theo Walcott was a huge boost for Arsenal. Though he scored...

Arsenal have an awful record in Greece, but it doesn’t count

Arsenal don't have a particularly good record at Olympiacos, where the Gunners must win (probably by two goals) to qualify from the Champions League...