Arsenal have a 50-50 chance of beating Barcelona, says Wenger
Arsene Wenger accepts his side will be underdogs
Friday, 19, Mar 2010 05:19
by Sam Ross.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger thinks that his side's chances of beating Champions League holders Barcelona are 50-50 after the London club drew the Spanish giants in Friday's quarter-final draw.
The Gunners face the favourites for this year's competition and Wenger accepts that his side will be labelled as underdogs, saying: "I believe we will not be favourites but, for me, it will be a 50-50 game. That's how we have to take it.
"When you get to the quarter-finals of the Champions League you play good teams and Barcelona are a good team.
"It will be an interesting, exciting game. We have to make sure we have the belief and focus right."
Arsenal will be eager to get revenge over Barcelona after the Spanish side beat Wenger's team 2-1 in the Champions League final in 2006.
If they do beat Josep Guardiola's team then they will face the winner of either Inter Milan or CSKA Moscow in the semi-final but Wenger admits he is taking it a game at a time.
He said: "You can only take one step at a time. Of course the route is not easy, I concede that. But the best way to be successful in the quarter-final is to go into those games in good condition and with a strong belief."