As well as three more Champions League points being at stake, we could also match a long-standing club record on Tuesday night.
Should we keep another clean sheet in the Czech capital, it will be our eighth in a row in all competitions, something the club has not achieved since way back in 1903.
Mikel Arteta was asked about our defensive form during his pre-match press conference, and the manager said it was down to the collective effort of the team.
“It’s very good at the moment, obviously,” he said when asked about the run of not conceding in our last seven outings. “I think the collective organisation is very, very strong and the individual behaviours of players to defend with such an energy and intelligence and aggression in every ball is something that has been key for our success.”
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We have conceded just three goals in our 15 matches so far this season, and none yet in the three Champions League games, an achievement only matched by Inter Milan. The boss said we will need to be at our best again on Tuesday when we face Czech league leaders and current champions Slavia Prague.
“It's a huge platform to win games in this competition and when you’re playing away, even more so,” he said.
“Tomorrow, we know we’re going to face a really good challenge here. They are very intense, very direct, very vertical and we're going to have to be really good to achieve what we want.
“We have been competing really well in all different competitions and tomorrow we know that we have a really tough match here, they unbeaten here at home all season.
“It's a team that they are very used to playing together; they have a very clear philosophy, they create a massive atmosphere as well, so we know it's going to be a really tough match.”
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