Arsenal are back in the Champions League and are up against Inter Milan.
Mikel Arteta’s side faced the Italian giants in the league phase last season as well and were beaten 1-0 in what was a controversial fixture.
The Gunners will surely want to get revenge on Tuesday night, especially after dropping points in the Premier League to Nottingham Forest at the weekend.
Inter will not make it easy for Arsenal at the San Siro, but the Nerazzurri’s manager has a lot of respect for the English leaders.
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Inter Milan manager Cristian Chivu delivers verdict on Arsenal
Arsenal have been the best team in the Champions League this season.
The Gunners have won each of their first six games in the competition, scored 17 goals and have conceded just once.
Opta’s supercomputer has claimed that Arsenal are the favourites to win the Champions League this season, but there is still a long way to go.
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Inter Milan have had a decent campaign in Europe as well. They are currently sixth in the table after winning four of their six fixtures.
Ahead of the game, Inter boss Cristian Chivu praised Arsenal and compared their strength to that of Bayern Munich.
He said, as per Sempre Inter: “Arsenal are the strongest team around, together with Bayern. We respect their level and know they will cause us problems.
“We’re well prepared for this competition. We know our strength. We’ll play with our heads held high and try to win, because that would give us a much better chance of reaching the knockout stage.”
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Ex-Arsenal star Henrikh Mkhitaryan could face the Gunners
Henrikh Mkhitaryan was involved in one of the worst swap deals in Premier League history when he joined Arsenal in exchange for Alexis Sanchez.
The current Inter Milan star wasn’t as bad as the Chilean was at Manchester United, but he was still a really poor signing by Arsene Wenger.
On Tuesday, Mkhitaryan could face Arsenal for the second time since leaving the Gunners. He has started each of Inter’s last two Serie A games and also played 82 minutes against Liverpool in their last Champions League fixture.
It will be interesting to see what kind of reception he will get from the Arsenal fans at the away end of the San Siro on Tuesday night.
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