The Arsenal Champions League campaign has surprised a lot of people in this season and in the view of winger Gabriel Martinelli, there is no reason why the team should not feel confident before the knockout rounds.
The Arsenal also emerged at the top of the league-stage table in the UEFA Champions League. The Gunners made a flawless performance by winning all the eight matches in the stage. This was among the best achievements of this season at the competition.
Arsenal is now to be matched with Bayer Leverkusen in the interval of 16. The inaugural match is to be held in BayArena, March 11.
Making the speech just before the decisive match, Martinelli applauded the quality and cohesion in the Arsenal team. He emphasized that the team has been empowered by fresh signings both on and off the field.
The Brazilian winger cites the strength of depth of the squad as some of the most important factors in their success. Arsenal applied varying opening formations in the eight matches under the league stage. In spite of the rotations, the team continued recording good results during the campaign.
Martinelli also underlined that several good players enable the manager to provide the rotation without any loss of intensity. This has made Arsenal competitive at any given match.
The winger was happy with the overall performance of the team. In his opinion the consistency that is depicted during the group stage gives the players a lot of belief going into the knockout rounds.
The next match that Arsenal fans will face will be against the Bayer Leverkusen, which will be a significant challenge. The confidence shown by Martinelli however is an indication of the increasing likelihood that the club can reach far in the champions league this season.
