Thursday, April 27, 2006

Arsenal boss Wenger: We can beat Barcelona


Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted concerns over Barcelona ace Ronaldinho ahead of next month's Champions League final.

Wenger pinpointed Ronaldinho as Barcelona's key threat after watching the Catalan side reach the Champions League final.
"Ronaldinho, at any moment, can do something special," said Wenger after Barcelona beat AC Milan on aggregate to progress to the 17 May Paris showpiece.
Wenger added: "I think we have a chance and let's prepare well.
"If you are capable of grabbing your chance you can win the final. We want to make it our destiny, of course."
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard insisted he had not turned his thoughts to the final against Arsenal.
He said: "It feels good - we are very happy to be in the final. If you qualify it has gone as planned, so we are satisfied.
"We had to work really hard for it, but at the moment I am thinking nothing about the final.
"I am just thinking about the next game against Cadiz, because every game is very important for us.
"These games are more important and we will see about the final when it is our next game.
"We had self-belief - and without self-belief you can't play at this level."