Playing against Arsenal in the Champions League is always a big moment for smaller foreign clubs, and the French media always get interested when a player who once plied his trade across the Channel gets to play against them.
Explaining to Football.fr he enjoys living in Eastern Europe, the 26-year-old Madagascar born midfielder said the group’s minnows aren’t worried about facing bigger opposition, especially the two giants in their group, PSG and Arsène Wenger’s side.
He said: “I don’t know who’s best… They’re two big teams. The favourites, from what I’ve heard people say… But we’re not scared!
“Not at all. Two years ago, we played against Real Madrid, Liverpool… When you get on the pitch, you forget everything. You play. At least, that’s how I get ready.”
Playing Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night, it’ll be worth keeping an eye out on Ludogorets, who could cause an upset against an out of form Ligue 1 champions.
If they start picking up confidence, with their ‘no fear’ attitude, underestimating them might be a unwise move for Arsenal.
After all, we’ve seen Wenger’s men slip up quite a few times in the Champions League in the past.
