Clichy: Bring on Barcelona
Published 23:00 17/03/10 By Darren Lewis
Arsenal defender Gael Clichy admits he would love a Champions League final showdown with Thierry Henry.
The French left-back will discover which team the Gunners will face in the quarter-finals when the draw is made in Nyon tomorrow.
Former Arsenal captain Henry quit the club in 2007 and Clichy says: "Of course, now the team to beat is Barcelona. Playing against Thierry would be great for the Arsenal fans and for us. Playing against a team like Barcelona is always a dream – especially if we win.
"So if I have to choose one team to beat in the final it would be Barcelona. For me, to win against the holders would be the dream final."
Clichy has also admitted he would like to avoid an English team, with Manchester United now the only representatives from this country following Chelsea's exit at the hands of Inter Milan.
He added: "I’d like to avoid an English team. Not because they’re strong because at this stage of the competition whoever you play are really good.
"But because you want to play a French team, a Spanish team, an Italian team – you want to taste this Champions League perfume.
"I’m French so I’d like to play a French team. I haven’t played a French team since I joined the team so it would be so good for me and the French boys."
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