UCL: Joleon Lescott predicts what’ll happen if Arsenal face Barcelona in semi-final

Former Manchester City defender, Joleon Lescott, has predicted what volition hap if Arsenal look Barcelona successful the semi-final signifier of the Champions League this season.

Both teams volition conscionable successful the Champions League semi-final signifier if they triumph their quarter-final fixtures against Sporting CP and Atletico Madrid, respectively.

Arsenal had defeated Bayer Leverkusen successful the Round of 16 to acceptable up a quarter-final necktie with Sporting CP, taking spot successful April.

Barcelona, connected the different hand, defeated Premier League broadside Newcastle United to besides acceptable up a quarter-final necktie with LaLiga rivals Atletico Madrid.

In an interrogation with TNT Sports, Lescott predicted that Arsenal would origin Barcelona galore ‘problems’ should some sides conscionable successful the last-4 successful what would beryllium a repetition of the 2006 Champions League final.

Asked to complaint Barcelona’s chances of winning the Champions League this season, Lescott said, “I would not accidental truthful conscionable due to the fact that of the mode they defend.

“I deliberation a much compact squad similar Arsenal, and with the violative endowment that they have, I deliberation volition origin Barca a batch of problems due to the fact that I inactive deliberation determination are frailties successful their antiaircraft line.

“But yes, erstwhile they play similar this, particularly arsenic agelong arsenic it is 2 legs, and however breathtaking they are and however ascendant they are astatine ho...