Wenger refuses to set points target

Arsène Wenger faced the media on Friday morning to preview Sunday's match at Old Trafford. It's the first of a number of tough away fixtures...
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Latest Anthony Martial injury update

Manchester United are already without a number of first team regulars heading into Sunday's game against Arsenal, and their injury troubles took another blow...

Lamela gives his opinion on Alexis Sanchez

We may have the small matter of Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday but, let’s face it, we all have one eye on...
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Van Gaal confirms Anthony Martial has ‘tight hamstring’ but not serious

Anthony Martial beat a hasty retreat from the pitch before Manchester United's kick-off against FC Midtjylland on Thursday evening. The £36m striker has been a revelation...
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Opposition watch: Manchester United manage to win game 5-1 despite injuries

Despite winning 2-1 in the first leg, unfortunately FC Midtjlland couldn't hold on to their lead at Old Trafford. The Danish team crashed out of...
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Significant Arsenal boost as Martial withdraws from Manchester United game

Anthony Martial has been withdrawn from Manchester United’s Europa League game on Thursday night with a suspected hamstring strain. If the injury is as being...
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Arsenal boost as De Gea misses out again with injury

Ahead of their meeting this weekend, Arsenal will be boosted by David de Gea’s continued absence from the United squad. The goalkeeper, who picked up...

Official: FA Cup replay to take place 8th March at 7pm

The date for Arsenal's FA Cup replay against Hull City has finally been announced. Despite drawing against the Tigers almost a week ago, no date...

Mascherano claims Barcelona knew Arsenal would self sabotage

Arsenal were in the tie against Barcelona with 20 minutes of the first leg remaining, but shot themselves in the foot and conceded to...

Proactive pressing and extra video analysis might have helped Arsenal to win game against...

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...

Mousa Dembélé major doubt for north London derby

The title race is in full swing and as tight as it has been for years, with four teams in contention. That means, now...

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...

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...

In defence of Olivier Giroud…

Arsenal need a world class striker, Olivier Giroud isn't at the same level as Luis Suárez or Lionel Messi and they would've finished his...

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...

Stat: Arsenal need to say goodbye to Flamini

Everyone let out a collective groan when we saw Mathieu Flamini was coming on against Barcelona. We were already 1-0 but there was time to...

Stat: Have we already seen the best from Mesut Ozil?

Mesut Ozil has now gone nine Champions League games without an assist. Of course, this stat doesn't take into account the playmaker's achievements in the...

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 from...

Result: Arsenal face uphill struggle at Camp Nou after defeat at home to Barcelona

Despite a valiant effort, Arsenal just didn't have enough to keep Barcelona out. An impressive display put together by Red Action kicked the game off...

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...
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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...

Rakitic: Arsenal are one of the best teams in history

Sat down for yesterday's press conference, Ivan Rakitic was as relaxed as you'd expect any Barcelona player to be. Tuesday night's game between Arsenal and...

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...

Bellerin most fielded u21 full back in top 5 leagues

Hector Bellerin is the most used full back across Europe’s top five leagues who qualifies as an u21. According to data released by the CIES...
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Predicted XI: Welbeck and Walcott to miss out

It's finally here! The Champions League is back and the star studded Barcelona squad are in London. The game itself is exciting, I'm already getting...

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: Mentally preparing for Barcelona easier than for Hull

Unfortunately Arsenal struggled to a 0-0 draw against Hull City at the weekend, and now face a much steeper task against European Champions FC...

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...
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Arda Turan suspended for Tuesday’s match

Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan is suspended for one Champions League match and won't feature against Arsenal on Tuesday evening. The Turkish midfielder became a Barcelona...

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...