06 April,2010 07:51 AM IST | | Agencies
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praised the battling qualities of his players and believes they now have the upper hand psychologically in their Champions League tie with Barcelona.
After being out-played in an excellent first-half performance from Barcelona when they had keeper Manuel Almunia to thank for keeping them in the contest with a string of fine saves, the Gunner's fought back to claim a 2-2 draw.
"This is a team which never gives up, it has a very good mentality. The momentum now lies with us when you think that they were 2-0 up and then you claw it back to 2-2. If the game had lasted longer then we would have had a good chance to win the match," said Wenger.
"We have to start tomorrow's game well. Life is about grabbing opportunities and I will be very proud of the players if they can win but they are going to have to fight for it."
The first leg produced a spectacle of open, passing football and Wenger feels that the return match at the Nou Camp today is an even more mouth-watering prospect.
Barcelona will be without the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic and while Bojan Krkic is the favourite to take his place, there is the possibility of Thierry Henry facing his former side.
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