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Five ways Arsenal can upset Barcelona

By Tarek Hisham

ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - JANUARY 23: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger during a training session at London Colney on January 23, 2016 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - JANUARY 23: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger during a training session at London Colney on January 23, 2016 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 20: Olivier Giroud of Arsenal during the match between Arsenal and Hull City in the FA Cup 5th Round at Emirates Stadium on February 20, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 20: Olivier Giroud of Arsenal during the match between Arsenal and Hull City in the FA Cup 5th Round at Emirates Stadium on February 20, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) /

3. Finish off chances

Olivier Giroud is a fine striker but not the most prolific. He has 19 goals in all competitions including five in the Champions League but it is widely believed that he should have much more than that.

The Frenchman is everything you need in a modern striker, big and strong enough to win aerial challenges and technical enough to make the right pass after a good touch. However he does have a tendency to fluff a decent amount of chances and should have more goals playing in front of the likes of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez.

If Arsenal hope to win this tie, they will need Giroud to be at his best and capitalize on any mistakes by the Barca backline. Ozil and company will create chances for the Frenchman and he just needs to make sure he finishes them off if they hope to keep up with the high-powered attack.

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