Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud spoke to the media in a press conference prior to the UEFA Champions League match against Barcelona on Tuesday night. The Frenchman made it clear that the opponents are the favorites, but the Gunners' highest scorer this season believes his squad is good enough to face the Blaugrana.
Here's a rundown of Giroud's quotes:
"We want to play in every competition and we want to equal the record of winning the FA Cup three times in a row. For the title race, we are still in a strong position and we want to keep it up but we have big games to come so we will have time to focus on the Premier League.
The Champions League is always the big time for players, especially against Barcelona so we will enjoy it and give the maximum to give pleasure to our fans and take a lot of pleasure on the pitch.
Obviously [Barcelona] are favorites but we have good quality this year. We have had a lot of injuries but we did well during a tough moment in the Autumn and we have our players back, so we are very happy with that. We will need everybody, we have a strong squad and that is why we can play in every competition.
You need to be focused on the match and forget the importance of the game. When we are not the favorites it can take the pressure off our shoulders a bit. As long as I have been here we have struggled a bit in the first leg - that's why it has been very difficult [to progress]. I am looking forward to playing this game, I am not worried about anything."
Source: UEFA.com
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