Former member of the future UEFA Champions League quarter-final pair Thierry Henry believes that if Barcelona stops Mesut Ozil, Arsenal should have no chance against the Catalans.
Tomorrow, a highly anticipated quarter-final clash will take place at the Emirates Stadium, where teams that know each other well will face off. M. Ozil has been one of the key players for the Gunners this season, so T. Henry, in an interview, referred to him as one of the most dangerous footballers at the North London club.
"Ozil is incredible, he is made for productive passes," - T. Henry officially stated on the Barcelona website. - Even when he was in Madrid, he played very well. After two tough seasons, he finally started to show his best form in London."
“If you stop Ozil, Arsenal is practically dead,” - the former French football star mentioned the exceptional importance of the German.
“I think Arsenal will play similarly as against Bayern at home. They will try to defend and score goals through counterattacks. It's not an easy task to control the ball against Barcelona.
Arsenal is a fighting team. They usually couldn't win if they didn't play good football. However, this season Arsenal is a bit different and managed to win against Bayern, Man City, or Man Utd without dominating with the ball,” - T. Henry added.
