Friday, March 19, 2010

Barcelona Defender Gerard Pique: Arsenal Should Not Be Taken Lightly

The former Manchester United player reckons Cesc Fabregas could be a crucial player in the tie.....

Barcelona were drawn with Arsenal in the quarterfinals of the Champions League earlier on Friday. The first leg will be played at the Emirates in London while the return leg will take place at Camp Nou in the Catalan capital.

Barca central defender Gerard Pique has been quoted as saying by Sport, "Arsenal are a young team but they are not to be taken for granted. Cesc (Fabregas) is the best Arsenal player, who carries the weight of the team and pulls the wagon."

Pique added, "It's important to play the second leg at home, but it means nothing as last year we reached the final playing at home first, and we won the Champions League."

Barcelona will face Italian champions Inter in the semi-finals if both sides go through but the Spanish international defender refused to be drawn to any such speculation.

"I focus first on Arsenal. They are a very complicated team to beat and have demonstrated that by reaching the final rounds of the Champions League. They are going to be tough opponents."

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