Following today's draw for the first knock-out round of the Champions League, in which Arsenal were paired with Roma, Gunners' manager Arsene Wenger has warned that his side will have little room for error against the Giallorossi.
He is expecting his defenders to face a stern test in the two games - at the Emirates on February 24 and in Rome on March 11.
"We have a great chance of winning the competition," Wenger said. "But now the Champions League becomes like a cup competition. If you miss five minutes of the 180, you are out."
He regards Roma as one of the better teams in Serie A, and knows they will provide a stern examination of his back-four.
"Roma are back to form now and maybe are the best team in Italy at the moment, so it will be interesting," he said.
"Roma are a very balanced team with their playmaker (Francesco) Totti and around him they have players like (Daniele) De Rossi, (Alberto) Aquilani, (Simone) Perrotta, (Rodrigo) Taddei and Julio Baptista, who we had here.
"They are all very technical players who are comfortable in a small space. They are a team where you want to defend very well. The fact the final will be in Rome means they have an incentive to fight in the second leg."
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