AC Milan are on the brink of reaching the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. However, goalkeeper Abbiati has urged the Rossoneri to play at full strength in London.
“No [the tie is not over], because Milan have bad memories of that experience against Deportivo. It’s not over yet,” UEFA.com quoted Abbiati quoted the shot-stopper as saying.
“We definitely have a good advantage and we need to make the most of that. But we'll have to work hard until the end.”
Arsenal have promised to go all out on the attack at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. Robin van Persie will be under the spotlight and AC Milan goalkeeper Abbiati is looking forward to facing him.
“He's very dangerous. I like him very much. He's a great player, he's still young and he has great qualities. So I think we'll have to be careful against Arsenal and especially against him.
“It's always nice to come up against forwards of that standard in matches like this. When two big teams play each other, it definitely provides a spectacle.”
Arsenal vs AC Milan is one of the night’s two UEFA Champions League Round of 16 encounters. In Portugal, Benfica will host Zenit simultaneously.
“We definitely have a good advantage and we need to make the most of that. But we'll have to work hard until the end.”
Arsenal have promised to go all out on the attack at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. Robin van Persie will be under the spotlight and AC Milan goalkeeper Abbiati is looking forward to facing him.
“He's very dangerous. I like him very much. He's a great player, he's still young and he has great qualities. So I think we'll have to be careful against Arsenal and especially against him.
“It's always nice to come up against forwards of that standard in matches like this. When two big teams play each other, it definitely provides a spectacle.”
Arsenal vs AC Milan is one of the night’s two UEFA Champions League Round of 16 encounters. In Portugal, Benfica will host Zenit simultaneously.
