EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel Magalhães insists Arsenal are ready for Champions League tie with Porto 🔴

Gabriel, it is the first time that Arsenal are back in the Champions League knockout stages since 2017. How special is it for Arsenal to be here? It's so special for us to be in this moment with Arsenal because it's a big club and we need to be on the top. We are so happy and we have a big moment tomorrow and we try to do our best. Is it different for you as players to prepare for a knockout match rather than league games? No, I don't think so. I think we prepare every game with the same mentality because every game is important. We prepare the game and we are ready. How much do you know about Porto as a team? I know it's a big club with a big story and the Champions League. We focus on us and we work a lot and we are ready to play this game. You started this year in such good form, five wins in a row. Do you feel like you have momentum coming into this stage of the Champions League? Yes, it's a good moment for us to play in the Premier League and to play a big game like tomorrow. Why do you think you've been scoring so many goals in the last few matches? What's changed? I work a lot on this and of course I like to score. We train every day, every week. It's an opportunity for defenders to score goals. For you personally, it's your first Champions League campaign with Arsenal. How are you feeling about the rest of this season in the Champions League? As I say, it's a special moment. This club, this shirt is for me, for my family. I'm so happy to be here. I need to keep going and put Arsenal on the top. Do you think Arsenal can win the Champions League? I think we need to go step-by-step and play hard games. The Champions League is a big club and we'll go step-by-step.