Sagna: We can learn from Barca

Bacary Sagna believes Barcelona's passing and attacking football can be an inspiration for how Arsenal play their game.

The Gunners lost 3-1 at the Nou Camp on Tuesday night, and were criticised by some for being too defensive as they were knocked out of the Champions League.

Sagna has defended the team's approach, but also hopes the players can take something from the way Pep Guardiola's side approach the game.

He said: "We defended well as a team. At 11 v 11 it was already difficult but after [the red card] it was impossible.

"There is not a big gap between us. They played at home so they had the ball most of the time but we needed to defend as a team like Inter Milan did last year. Conceding the goal just before half-time was bad for us – we had to come back – we did but that was not enough.

"Still we can learn a lot from them, they kept passing the ball well. We have to think about the way they played and it must be an inspiration for us."

With a crucial FA Cup game against Manchester United this weekend, Sagna knows Arsenal have to move on quickly, and hopes they can continue their strong form and bring home a trophy this season.

He added: "We have to be strong now because we want to be successful. We have to fight for the team, for the fans and everyone.

"I am not thinking about [the possibility of winning nothing]. I am confident and looking forward to winning something. We have to bring something back because we have the quality to do it and we need to do it.

"We are ready to fight because we are even more frustrated after what happened against Barcelona and we want to give more. Everyone is disappointed but we want to bounce back. We are playing again on Saturday and it will be another big game. We just want to go there and play our football."

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