Cesc Fabregas Not Writing Off Braga

Cesc Fabregas believes that Braga will not be a straightforward match when arsenal face them in the Champions League tonight.

Arsenal made a very strong start to their Champions League campaign but got slightly derailed in their last match as they fell to Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1.

But the Arsenal captain believes that the Gunners can still win the group and that is their main aim going into tonights match.

Speaking to Sky Sports he said: "We have two games left in the group, both difficult, especially the one away to Braga - but we will try to win the group.

"We will do our best and if we play the football we know, focus 100 per cent and don't treat the opponents softly, then I am sure we can win the group."

And while Arsenal enjoyed handing out a 6-0 thrashing to Braga when the Portuguese side visited the Emirates earlier this season Fabregas believes that they will be a different opposition playing at home.

"Playing in their own stadium, in front of their own fans, we knew Shakhtar would be a different team to the one we faced at the Emirates last month, and to be fair to them, I thought they played well," he continued.

"But it was down to us, it was our fault, we let them back into the game. We had to retain possession better and control the game, but we didn't and in the end, we paid for that.

"The manager said the same after the game - once we were ahead, we took the game too easily.

"We had just scored five against them, we are top of the group and maybe we were thinking that a draw would be a good result.

"But in football, you can never be complacent, you can never switch off, otherwise you will pay for it, whoever you play against."

Arsenal currently top Group H on nine point, Shakhtar Donesk are also on nine points while Braga are third in the race for qualification on six points.

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