Arsene Wenger is hopeful his team can keep a clean sheet against Barcelona tomorrow night, as the away goals rule in Europe has proved so costly in the past. Despite the visitors possessing the most potent strike force in Europe right now, the Arsenal manager wants his side to try and shut them out, thus putting themselves in a good position for the second leg in three weeks time. 'We have always made it difficult for ourselves in previous years by conceding goals at home,' he said, 'and the rules of the modern European Cup encourage teams to defend at home and attack away because of the importance of the away goal. 'Many times I have said that should be suppressed because if you concede a...
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