Mesut Ozil believes Arsenal have to remain 'ice cold' in their fixture against Barcelona to have any chance to progress through to the quarter-finals of the tournament. The Catalans hold a 2-0 advantage over the Gunners thanks to a Lionel Messi brace at the Emirates.
Arsenal held their fort for 70 minutes but a swift counter-attack and a lack of communication in the backline dented the Londoners' chance of causing an upset. However, German international Mesut Ozil believes the Gunners can still pull off a result at the Camp Nou.
"It will be very loud because the Spanish people especially, they are crazy about football," Ozil told Arsenal's official website. "They have a lot of supporters in the stadium, maybe 95,000 or even more. So it will be loud and of course Barcelona will try to dominate the game and try to score early to finish the game.
"But we have good players in our team as well so we can also dominate the game if we believe in ourselves and take our chances. Last time we had chances but didn't score. This time we have to score. We have to be ice-cold in front of goal. If we have a chance, we have to score against such a big team."
"We have to go there and believe in ourselves," Ozil added. "We saw against Barcelona, if we play our game - as we did in the first 20 minutes where we had a lot of chances against them - and score in the first half, we can do it.
"We know they have the best team right now with the best players in the world, so it will be difficult. Every player knows that against the biggest clubs, we have to show our quality. Every player wants to play against the best team, against the best players, so we have to have the opportunity to come to the next round.
"In football, anything can happen. Our goal has to be to win the game."
Barcelona – the defending champions of the UEFA Champions League – look to become the first team to defend the title given their attacking prowess. With a lead already garnered at the Emirates, a simple and non-risky win at the Camp Nou will all but ensure their presence in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
