Arsene Wenger: The difference between Barcelona under Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola

ARSENE WENGER has outlined the differences between Barcelona under Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola.

Arsene Wenger (right)GETTY

Arsene Wenger (right) did not fare well against Barcelona under Pep Guardiola (left)

Arsenal welcome Barcelona to the Emirates tomorrow night (7.45pm) for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

It is the first time Gunners boss Wenger has faced Barca under Enrique, having been knocked out of the competition by Guardiola's incarnation in both the 2009/10 and 2010/11 seasons.

And Wenger feels there are plenty of changes to the La Liga giants under Enrique, especially since the departure of legendary midfielder Xavi.

"Certainly offensively they have top, top strikers at the moment," Wenger said.

"They look like they have a little less possession than when we played them the first time because they had a player like Xavi in midfield who in every single game he had over 100 passes and he allowed them always to have possession.

"At the moment I think they have a team who, at any moment, can score, even when they are dominated they are still very dangerous.

"That happened in the Champions League final last year against Juventus - when it was 1-1 they were a bit suffering, but in one moment they could take advantage of any weakness to score to 2-1.

"That is where they are dangerous. They are a bit less possession-based, but quicker in the transition."

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