Luis Enrique: "We'll have to be at the top of our game"

TEAM SPIRIT

"The trip here was good, the players are focussed. We're ready for this Champions League semi-final. There won't be any surprises in the sense that we know Arsenal are a great team that plays good football. We'll have to be at the top of our game to win this match, and to play with confidence."

THE MATCH

"It's a Champions League semi-final. On the pitch, there will be two teams who play good football, who love to have the ball. The key to the game will be how different moments are handled, the emotions, the most difficult moments. That's what is going to count most."

THE OPPONENT

"Arsenal are one of the best teams in Europe with a coach that has been doing great work for several years now. It will be difficult, because we're going to face a top opponent, and there will be a lot of intensity on the pitch. We know that playing here, in this stadium, against this team, is always difficult. It'll be a great match, that's for sure."

ARSENAL reunion

"I think that we're better than when we lost here in the league phase in October. And I think we've shown it on the pitch. Our league phase was intense, with some high-level opponents. That journey has helped us, and today we're better and we feel stronger. We're more complete, more confident. We meet them again in the semi-final, and we hope to write history."

THE FAVOURITES?

"I think that we're two similar teams in terms of the quality of the squad. There is a collective strength that both teams have, two teams that have played with a lot of intensity all season. It's difficult to pick a favourite."