ARSENAL BATTLES BARCELONA

– Arsenal FC are faced with a herculean task against – Arsenal FC are faced with a herculean task against Barcelona FC
– Arsene Wenger’s men will try to upturn the two goal deficit from the first leg
Expect a 90-minute-war tonight as Barcelona host Arsenal for their second leg of the Champions League last-16 tie at the Camp Nou.
The Catalan giants come into this game with a 2 – 0 advantage from the Emirates and will just need to avoid being beaten at home to reach the quarter-final stage.
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Lionel Messi takes on Laurent Koscielny
The sad news for Barcelona fans is that the team will play without Gerard Pique following his yellow card in London.
However, as far as injuries go, Luis Enrique has no new concerns heading into the second leg.
Only youngsters Rafinha and Sandro Ramirez remain sidelined while Masip, Douglas and Adriano failed to make the cut.
For the Gunners, the recurrent injuries will sideline important players like Santi Cazorla and Jack Wilshere, as well as goalkeeper Petr Cech who has missed the last three games through various forms of injuries.
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For tonight’s fixture, anything is possible! Follow us for our live coverage of the game from 8.45pm.
Likely line ups:
Barcelona XI: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Daniel Alves, Javier Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Jeremy Mathieu, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, Neymar.
Arsenal XI: David Ospina, Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal, Hector Bellerin, Mesut Oezil, Alexis Sanchez, Joel Campbell, Francis Coquelin, Mohamed Elneny, Olivier Giroud. FC
– Arsene Wenger’s men will try to upturn the two goal deficit from the first leg
Expect a 90-minute-war tonight as Barcelona host Arsenal for their second leg of the Champions League last-16 tie at the Camp Nou.
The Catalan giants come into this game with a 2 – 0 advantage from the Emirates and will just need to avoid being beaten at home to reach the quarter-final stage.
Lionel Messi takes on Laurent Koscielny
The sad news for Barcelona fans is that the team will play without Gerard Pique following his yellow card in London.
However, as far as injuries go, Luis Enrique has no new concerns heading into the second leg.
Only youngsters Rafinha and Sandro Ramirez remain sidelined while Masip, Douglas and Adriano failed to make the cut.
For the Gunners, the recurrent injuries will sideline important players like Santi Cazorla and Jack Wilshere, as well as goalkeeper Petr Cech who has missed the last three games through various forms of injuries.
For tonight’s fixture, anything is possible! Follow us for our live coverage of the game from 8.45pm.
Likely line ups:
Barcelona XI: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Daniel Alves, Javier Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Jeremy Mathieu, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, Neymar.
Arsenal XI: David Ospina, Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal, Hector Bellerin, Mesut Oezil, Alexis Sanchez, Joel Campbell, Francis Coquelin, Mohamed Elneny, Olivier Giroud.