Barcelona vs Arsenal March 8th 2011

David Villa, one of the FC Barcelona strikers is convinced that the upcoming match Barcelona vs Arsenal will be decided in the favor of Barcelona. Last week's victory of Arsenal in London didn't impress him at all.

Next Tuesday, March the 8th, the decisive match will be played in the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona. Arsenal only need to keep the 0-0 on the score board to go on to the next round of the Champions League. FC Barcelona only needs one goal to proceed. It's going to be an exciting match for sure.

For Barcelona it will be more easy to defeat Arsenal, because they're going to meet each other in Barcelona's home place. If they play like they did in London they'll be certain of a victory. Also one of Arsenal's greatest players Robin van Persie is injured. This doesn't make their defense worse, Barcelona can expect less dangerous attacks from Arsenal.

In La Liga Barcelona maintained a five-point lead over Real Madrid with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao. Last match against Mallorca turned out to be an easy victory. Did those matches make the team spirit stronger? Also the news that Guardiola is going to sign for a new contract makes the team stronger.