Champions League Knockout Stages-- Arsenal

Arsenal

• League: English Premier League
• Year Founded: 1886
• UEFA Trophies: 
  • UEFA Champions League

  Runners-up (1): 2006

  • European Cup Winners' Cup

  Winners (1): 1994

  Runners-up (2): 1980, 1995

  • Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

  Winners (1): 1970

  • UEFA Cup

  Runners-up (1): 2000

  • UEFA Super Cup

  Runners-up (1): 1994



• Domestic Trophies: 
  • First Division (until 1992) and Premier League

  Winners (13): 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1947–48, 1952–53, 1970–71, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04

  Runners-up (8): 1925–26, 1931–32, 1972–73, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05

  • Second Division

  Runners-up (1): 1903–04

  • FA Cup

  Winners (10): 1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005

  Runners-up (7): 1927, 1932, 1952, 1972, 1978, 1980, 2001

  • League Cup

  Winners (2): 1987, 1993

  Runners-up (4): 1968, 1969, 1988, 2007

  • FA Community Shield (FA Charity Shield before 2002)
  • Winners (12): 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1991 (shared), 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004

  Runners-up (7): 1935, 1936, 1979, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2005



• Current Standing: 3rd, 36 points, 11 wins, 5 losses, 3 draws.


• Leading Scorers (domestic):  Samir Nasri 9 goals, Marouane Chamakh 7 goals, Theo Walcott 5 goals 


• Leading Scorers (CL):  Cesc Fabregas 3 goals, Marouane Chamahk 3 goals


• How They Got Here:  3rd place EPL, automatic entry to CL, 2nd in group in CL to Shakhtar Donetsk


• Leading Players:  Bacary Sanga, Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri, Andrey Arshavin, Marouane Chamakh, Robin van Persie, Theo Walcott 


• Coach: Arsene Wenger

With blowing what seemed to be an easy move to the knockout stages in 1st place after dominating performances in the opening match versus each team, Arsenal drew their nemisis, Barcelona.  Unless Arsenal can change a form that has been good but not great, it will be a quick cup of coffee in the knockout stages.  If any team has the firepower to be in a shootout with Barcelona, its Arsenal.  They must make Xavi's life misrable and at least salvage a tie in the match at Barcelona.