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Champions League - Arsenal v Barcelona
Apr 6, 2010 | 10:41 AM
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BBC Sport - Football - Theo Walcott eager to cause more problems for Barcelona
Arsenal winger Theo Walcott has vowed to take the game to Barcelona when the teams meet in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
Walcott inspired the Gunners' comeback in the 2-2 first-leg draw at the Emirates Stadium and hopes to cause Barcelona more problems in Spain.
"As an attacker you have to be on the front foot. Hopefully I can get at them and give them a problem," he said.
"If I can create space for some of the others then that's all part of my job."
Walcott came off the bench to score Arsenal's opening goal in the first leg, as they managed to salvage a draw despite having been largely outplayed in the early part of the game and gone 2-0 down courtesy of two Zlatan Ibrahimovic goals.
But Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola played down the importance of Walcott's contribution, instead picking out goalkeeper Manuel Almunia as Arsenal's real hero.
"Let's be clear, Walcott was not the determining factor, the determining factor was Almunia, who saved 12,000 balls," he said.
Walcott inspired the Gunners' comeback in the 2-2 first-leg draw at the Emirates Stadium and hopes to cause Barcelona more problems in Spain.
"As an attacker you have to be on the front foot. Hopefully I can get at them and give them a problem," he said.
"If I can create space for some of the others then that's all part of my job."
Walcott came off the bench to score Arsenal's opening goal in the first leg, as they managed to salvage a draw despite having been largely outplayed in the early part of the game and gone 2-0 down courtesy of two Zlatan Ibrahimovic goals.
But Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola played down the importance of Walcott's contribution, instead picking out goalkeeper Manuel Almunia as Arsenal's real hero.
"Let's be clear, Walcott was not the determining factor, the determining factor was Almunia, who saved 12,000 balls," he said.
