Arsenal have run
into a fine sequence of results in the Premier League since the turn of the
year, but now it is time to take our thoughts onto their Champions League clash
with Monaco on Wednesday. The Gunners will be looking for a healthy lead to
take to the Principality for the second leg, but it is by no means going to be
easy. Monaco have the amazing record of not having conceded more than one goal
in their last 18 games. They won 12 of those matches and have only lost once in
90 minutes. But they haven’t played anyone in the same form as Arsenal, and striker
Danny Welbeck is looking forward to the challenge and has declared his
hopefulness of going a long way in the Champions League this season. “It’s a
special competition,” Welbeck said on Arsenal.com. “You get to play against
different styles of play, the best sides in Europe and it’s something that a
lot of the players look forward to. It’s massive if you can get far in the
competition and that’s what we’re going to be doing this season.
“At
this level every match you play is going to be a challenge, but all players
enjoy it. We just need to be strong on the day and play to our strengths."
“We’re
obviously all looking forward to playing against Monaco. Any team you get in
the Champions League will be a difficult opponent and it will be no different
with Monaco. They have strong players and it’s going to be a big challenge for
us over the two legs.”
Monaco
are definitely going to be playing very, very defensively, so it is down to the
likes of Sanchez, Giroud and Welbeck to try and find some space to get past
Danijel Subasic more than once. If you look at the betting offers, you can find
around 6/4 on Arsenal to win by two goals or more on Wednesday. Danny Welbeck
is confident, and so am I, so let’s back the Gunners all the way!
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