Arsenal vs. Barcelona – Arsene Wenger says http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 will retain their attacking style of play
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has claimed that his side will not change their style of play and will maintain their attacking mentality when they will visit Nou Camp to play http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League knockout round on Tuesday.
Wenger insisted that his side cannot sit back and defend against Barcelona. He said, “We have not enough security to sit back and defend. You can't go to Barcelona, play for a 0-0 and not try to score. It's also not the personality of this team. We will
try to score when we get the ball back.”
Arsenal triumphed in the first leg against Barcelona at Emirates- marking their first-ever win over the Catalans in over six attempts. Barcelona looked an unbeatable force when they started the match at Emirates and went on to score the first goal of the
match in the first half through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629.
However, Arsenal bounced back in an emphatic fashion and in the 78th minute, Robin van Persie scored an equaliser from almost an impossible angle. Five minutes later, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andrei-Arshavin-c5771 scored the winning goal to keep Arsenal’s Champions League hopes
alive ahead of their visit to Nou Camp.
The Gunners now have a one-goal advantage over Barcelona; however, the Spanish giants need only one goal to end Arsenal’s Champions League campaign.
The North London giants will not be without the services of their talismanic striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Theo-Walcott-c34873 against Barcelona.
Robin van Persie, who has been in immaculate form, suffered a knee injuring while scoring an equaliser in Arsenal’s Carling Cup final defeat against Birmingham City recently and was ruled out for four weeks. Walcott injured his ankle in Arsenal’s one-nil
win over Stoke City in February 2011 and was declared unfit for the rest of the month.
Moreover, Arsenal holding midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cameroon-c2865 international did not play against Sunderland on Saturday and has a slim chance of making a trip to Nou Camp.
Cesc Fabregas, who was initially feared to miss the visit to Nou Camp, is likely to be a part of Arsenal’s squad against Barcelona.
Arsenal have never won the UEFA Champions League and a win over Barcelona will make them favourites to win the European title of 2011.
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