Giroud and Wenger speaking ahead of Tuesday’s clash with Barcelona. (Picture: Getty)
Olivier Giroud is confident that Arsenal can beat Barcelona ahead of their eagerly anticipated Champions League clash.
Tonight’s clash with the La Liga giants is the fourth time in ten years that the two sides have gone head to head in Europe’s elite competition, including a 2-1 Barcelona victory in 2006’s final.
Wenger has only managed to beat his Spanish opposition once in that time after a 2-1 victory at the Emirates first-leg in 2011 but eventually succumbed to an overall defeat after a Messi brace sealed the second fixture.
But for Arsenal striker Giroud, he and his team-mates believe victory over Bayern Munich in October proves the club can beat the world’s best sides but they need to be at their 100 per cent best.
‘We would love to beat them because they look unstoppable. We need to play our best game and being all together and at 100 per cent, of course,’ Giroud told the Mirror. ‘Otherwise we’re not going to play this game to lose it.
‘We are confident, we need to be confident and play the Arsenal way. After, we’ll see. We did well against Munich. We know that we can beat big teams but there is one thing for sure: that we need to be at 100 per cent and determined.
‘I think it will be a different game than against Bayern. We can do very well in the Champions League. We just need to focus and give 100 per cent all together with good team cohesion.
‘We managed that against Bayern and that will help us to win tomorrow.’
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