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Dani Alves digs Arsenal: Barcelona loved playing against them!

The 34-year-old Brazilian admits the Catalan giants had control over their north London opponents during Pep Guardiola's time in charge

Dani Alves says Barcelona enjoyed facing Arsenal in the Champions League during his time at Camp Nou because they "dominated" the Gunners.

Barcelona eliminated the Premier League side from the knockout rounds of the competition twice in a row during Pep Guardiola's spell in charge before a 5-1 aggregate win over them in the last-16 in 2015-16.

Arsene Wenger's side did not pick up a win in any of those games as Barca dominated Europe and Spain and Alves admits they were a side they liked coming up against.