That will come in the Champions League.
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Barcelona have now gone 36 games unbeaten in all competitions and have been the driving force behind La Liga’s unprecedented dominance over Premier League sides.
Barcelona prepared for their Champions League clash in comfortable style, breezing past Getafe in a 6-0 win 24 hours before Arsenal were to crash out of the FA Cup at the hands of Watford. I think this team has a great spirit, a very strong attitude.
“At the moment we lack that killer instinct”, said Mertesacker.
“They go somewhere else and they enjoy it because they are beasts, but at Barcelona it’s not enough just to be a beast of a player”. This “clásico” could determine if Barcelona keeps their streak alive, but it is probable that both teams opt to reserve some players since the Quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League would take place on the following days. It’s odd how, since leaving, I’ve never been able to play against them.
“Arsenal have a big squad but, because of his history with Barcelona, Alexis is the key man we have to look out for”, he told the Daily Mirror. “There are lots of games left and we’ll have to work hard if we want to do it”. We lost at home and went to Munich, and we had a very good result and were close to going through.
The Spaniard feels the Gunners’ Chilean attacker, Alexis Sanchez, is the player the Catalan club needs to be wary of in the second leg of their round of 16 tie.
– Barcelona have won the Champions League in four of the last 10 seasons and are aiming to be the first team to retain the European title since AC Milan in 1990.
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– Arsene Wenger’s side have conceded seven goals on their previous two trips to the Camp Nou.
