That's it! All the teams involved in the Champions League know their opponents for the league phase. Semi-finalist during the previous edition, Arsenal hopes to do better this year.
Very active on the transfer market with no less than 7 arrivals to the offseason including the Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres, the London club hopes to spend a course. The arrival of the former Sporting Portugal scorer could change things.
Asked after the drawing of the Champions League this Thursday evening in Monaco, the former striker of the Gunners Théo Walcott believes that the Swedish would have changed the game last season during the semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain.
“I think Arsenal will be very satisfied with the draw. They will want to qualify earlier, compared to last year. I think they are much better armed this year. When you recruit Viktor Gyökeres … I know it's easy to say now, but with him, facing Paris Saint-Germain last year, I think they could have prevailed. Because the attackers do things that other players do not do. he launched.
Before continuing: “For me, this is a time when Arsenal can become competitive again. Just take an additional step and once in the final, you never know what can happen. Now they have experience and know what to do to be champions. This is the first time in many years that they have been armed to win. »»
Turned to the Premier League
But before thinking of the Champions League, the Londoners must first focus on the English championship which will be very competitive and tight again. First in the ranking with 6 points on the clock, the players of Mikel Arteta will be opposed to a hell of a song this Sunday.
The Gunners move to Anfield to challenge Liverpool in what will be the shock of this 3rd day of the Premier League. An already important match to allow the Gunners to situate themselves, to gauge themselves to the best team in the kingdom. The winning team towards a strong message …
