Andrei Arshavin: Arsenal will make it into Champions League playoffs from first place

Arsenal midfielder Andrei Arshavin spoke about the chances of the Gunners and his former club Zenit St. Peterburg in this year’s Champions League.

«What are your expectations ahead of the upcoming Champions League?»

«It would be interesting to play against a team like Borussia.»

«What do you know about your opponents?»

«Almost everything. There are lots of young players in the team, and the best of them is Gotze – he is the world’s rising star. The coach is also young there…»

«Which strengths and weaknesses of Borussia can you point out?»

«The team plays very fast and creatively in attack. And from the previous season we remember about their ability not to let the opponents score. The team can quickly come out of the defense and push forward and tries to play intensively throughout the pitch.»

«What do you make of the draw in general?»

«I think we have a very exciting group. But I’m sure we’ll make it into the playoffs from the first place in the group.»

«What can you say about Zenit’s group?»

«I believe Zenit also have good chances of getting into the Champions League playoffs.»

«What’s you opinion, will it be easier for them to make it than it was three years ago?»

«It’s hard to say now – only time will tell,» Arshavin said as quoted by Sport-Weekend.