Arsenal midfielder ready for CL tie

Aaron Ramsey is looking forward to playing Fenerbahce

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey believes that he and his squad will be ready for Arsenal’s August 21st match against Turkish side Fenerbahce. The club will travel to Turkey to face off against Fenerbahce in the first leg of their Champions League play-off to determine who will go to the group stage.

“It’s obviously going to be a very tough game for us but we did a lot of hard work last season to get into this position so we’re looking forward to the test of going there,” Ramsey said, according to Arsenal’s official website.

“We had a really good result there a few years back. The support there is quite phenomenal and I’m sure they’ll be up for it again.

“But we realise what we have to do and I’m sure with this group of players, we’re more than capable of producing a good performance and result.”

By finishing fourth in the Premier League last season, Arsenal must go through a play-off round before entering into the group stage of the Champions League. Out of a possible five clubs that the Gunners could have drawn, including Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, Arsenal landed Fenerbahce, a club they beat 5-2 over two legs five years ago in the Champions League.

Ramsey was a regular feature for the Gunners last year and had an up and down season, failing to secure a permanent starting role. The 22 year old Welshman started 21 games for Arsenal last season and came on as a substitute in 15.

Ramsey is comfortable playing in an attacking midfield role and can be an extremely good passer with consistency being his biggest issue while playing under Arsene Wenger.

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