"They have a psychological presence, if I can say so. So they will be intense from that perspective as well. I think they believe in what they're doing."
"We're going to play at the big stadium, we're going to have a crowd. We also have fans coming, which is great. So we expect a lot of intensity in the game, which we want to match and always want to bring as well, and we want to deal with it in a good way and create control in the game for ourselves."
Arsenal travel to Benfica in the Women's Champions League group stage and must prepare for an aggressive, intense opponent and a potentially hostile crowd at Estadio da Luz. Arsenal began the campaign with a 2-1 home defeat to Lyon while Benfica lost 2-1 to Juventus in their opener. Arsenal have lost only one of their last six away group-stage matches (W4 D1) and have scored in each of their previous nine such games. Benfica are unbeaten in their last three home group-stage fixtures (W2 D1). Arsenal must remain composed, well-positioned and technically disciplined to handle pressure and create control.
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