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…
Arsenal Match Centre Archives: 02/2016
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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 told…
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 Barcelona.…
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…