Arsenal: 10 Reasons To Be Satisfied With Barcelona UCL Draw

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6. Arsenal can beat anyone

At some point, it had to be said. Rather than wait until we got too far up on the list, I thought I would just get it out of the way. Arsenal can beat anyone on their day. Arjen Robben has said it, Theo Walcott has said it – people know it. The Gunners control a lot of respect in the footballing world for just cause.

It really is rather special what Arsenal have done. They are the only English team to go into the Allianz Arena and win. They went into the Santiago Bernabeu and won as well, and that was with Mathieu Flamini at left back. Seriously, who hasn’t Arsenal beaten?

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Granted, it takes more than beating a team once or twice to say you are on par with them. But the base is there. Arsenal, when backed into a corner and needing a result, is a remarkable team. Arsenal welcomed Bayern Munich to the Emirates this year absolutely needing a win and they got it, 2-0.

I will hearken back to Monaco last year although it still tastes salty. Arsenal were embarrassed at home, 3-1. They went into Monaco trying to overcome that deficit against one of the best defenses in football. A defense that shut out PSG and would go on to only let Juventus score once. Yet Arsenal dug deep and leveled the aggregate, despite being eliminated on the away goal rule.

Reminiscing aside, let’s talk about what Arsenal have at their disposal.

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