The Argentine scored both goals as
Barcelona won 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium last month, leaving the
Gunners with a mountain to climb on their trip to the Nou Camp on
Wednesday night.
But Messi was defiant that his side were
not going to
be complacent ahead of the clash, saying Arsenal
have the
quality at their disposal to cause an upset.be complacent ahead of the clash, saying Arsenal
“Arsenal have players more than capable of scoring goals,” Messi said, following their 6-0 victory over Getafe on Saturday.
“We have put ourselves in a very good
position to progress and to reach the quarter-finals but none of the
players are thinking that the job is finished.
“Of course we know the danger that
Alexis Sanchez can bring but that is only one of many top quality
players they have. The style they play is the most similar to that which
we play at Barcelona and for that we have a lot of respect for them.”
Not only will Arsenal have to score at
least twice to progress to the quarter-finals, they’ll also have to keep
out European football’s most potent strikeforce in Messi, Neymar and
Luis Suarez.
Between them they have more than 100
goals already this season, and Messi believes the trio branded ‘MSN’ are
only going to get better.
“The understanding between me, Neymar and Suarez is improving all the time,’ said Messi.
“It is a real pleasure to be able to
play with them and our understanding of each other and the positions we
are going to be in is improving all the time.”
Source:Punch
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