Arsenal Vs FC Porto: Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has sent a warning to the FC Porto side that the Gunners are "highly motivated" and in "best spirit" to overturn the deficit of 1-0, and that the fans and Arsenal faithful will be ever-present at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal are coming off a hard-fought 2-1 win against Brentford and the draw between Man City and Liverpool has now given the Mikel Arteta's side edge above both the sides in the title race. Ahead of the fixture against FC Porto, the whole squad seemed in a positive mood and the Arsenal captain, Martin Odegaard had the following to say:
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"The spirit here around the whole club is just unbelievable. It’s the best I’ve ever seen in my life as part of a team. We have something special for sure, and that’s showing on the pitch too, how much we enjoy playing together. You see more and more how we understand each other on the pitch, how we move in relation to each other, and that’s so important," said Martin Odegaard, stating the mood and spirit of the squad ahead of the fixture.
"We’ve been really good in our movement, working for each other to open the spaces, but we weren’t able to do that in Porto. I don’t know what that was, but that’s football sometimes and you also have to give credit to Porto too. To be fair they did well to stop us too. They took the speed out of the game and made it tough for us to play, but that’s something you have to deal with, especially in European football," stated the Arsenal captain, praising the resilience and hardwork of FC Porto during the first leg
"We have to be able to win in any context, that’s something we’ve spoken about before, and it’s something we’ll have to improve if we want to go all the way in Europe. It’s been a long time since we have had a Champions League knockout game here at Emirates Stadium, but to be honest, I don’t think that changes anything in our mindset or approach. Like we always do at the Emirates, we go out there for the win, so nothing’s changed for us," he added.