Arsène Wenger and Nicklas Bendtner attended a pre-match press conference not long after landing in Donetsk on Tuesday night.
The manager and his Danish striker looked ahead to tonight's Group H clash with Shakhtar, a team they beat 5-1 at Emirates Stadium two weeks ago.
Our cameras were there too and subscribers can now watch the press conference on Arsenal TV Online.
Wenger discussed:
- the players who did not travel
- the reason why his team won't train on the pitch
- the Shakhtar coach's comments about the first leg
- the pressure on referees
- Nicklas Bendtner's return
- comparisons to the defeat at Shakhtar in 2000
- Shakhtar's form since losing in London
- the kind of game he expects tonight
- Oleg Luzhny
Bendtner discussed:
- the season so far
- competition for places up front
- starting or coming off the bench
