The Uruguayan has scored 15 goals in his past nine games, with 25 in the league this season, from 24 games – stats even Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo would be proud of.
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FC Barcelona can travel to London on Monday ahead of Tuesday’ s Champions League tie away to Arsenal confident that they have done their job in domestic competition and can focus all of their attention on retaining the Champions League and perhaps repeating last season’s treble. Of course, Barcelona don’t have to win since it’s the first leg, but that only makes the 7/10 with bet365 on them winning that much more enticing.
LONDON (AP) – In Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, Arsenal faces the most potent strike force in the game – and a team that will probably be more than halfway to the Champions League quarterfinals after Tuesday’s match.
It’s no secret that Barcelona’s attacking trio of Messi, Suarez and Neymar get on very well – on and off the field. Well I think that the return of Danny Welbeck might be one way, especially after the manager played him in the left forward position where Sanchez operates. If I will score against them, I don’t know if I will celebrate. I believe Suarez gives that to a team.
Sanchez has scored once in his six appearances following his comeback, while he failed to make an impact when coming off the bench in Saturday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie against Hull City.
“Barcelona are 32 games unbeaten – it’s Harlem Globetrotter football we’ve been seeing in recent weeks”.
Iniesta is also wary of former teammate Alexis Sanchez, whom he described as “very unpredictable” when attacking.
“Don’t worry about Tuesday”, Wenger said.
They come into the match at the Emirates buoyed by a 2-1 win at Las Palmas on Saturday that has kept their closest challengers in La Liga at bay, while they boast arguably Europe’s premier marksman in the 41-goal Luis Suarez.
Luis Enrique takes on Arsenal for the first time as Barcelona’s coach.
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The two sides meet in the Champions League last 16 for the first time since 2011 when the Gunners won the home leg 2-1 but went out after a 3-1 defeat in Spain.
