Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique has hailed Lionel Messi as Barcelona's leader, stating he can play in many positions.

Arsenal's Olivier Giroud spoke about the pressure that comes with being a footballer ahead of their UCL clash with Barca.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique had a cheeky response to a reporter asking what he says to Messi, Suarez and Neymar to make them play so well. Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic says his team respect Arsenal as "one of the biggest clubs in football history" as they prepare for Tuesday's Champions League round-of-16 first leg at the Emirates Stadium.
Champions League holders Barca are big favourites for the tie against an Arsenal team which has never won the trophy and fallen at the round-of-16 stage every season for the past five years.
However, Croatia international Rakitic told a prematch news conference that the Catalan club would be…