Monaco v Arsenal preview

• Leonardo Jardim preparing Monaco for the "most difficult" game of their season
• Jardim says the 3-1 win in the last-16 first leg was the perfect game by Monaco
• No side has ever overturned a two-goal home deficit in a UEFA Champions League second leg
• Ex-Monaco boss Arsène Wenger confident that the in-form Gunners can do it
• ASM, unbeaten at Stade Louis II since 2005, have let in seven goals in the last 22 matches

Possible lineups
Monaco: Subašić; Touré, Carvalho, Abdennour, Kurzawa; Moutinho, Fabinho, Toulalan, Kondogbia; Dirar, Berbatov.
• Out: Bakayoko (hamstring), Lacina Traoré (broken leg), Raggi (knee)
• Doubtful: Ferreira-Carrasco (ankle), Kondogbia (thigh), Toulalan (thigh)

Arsenal: Ospina; Bellerín, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Cazorla, Coquelin; Walcott, Özil, Sánchez; Giroud.
• Out: Arteta (ankle), Debuchy (shoulder), Diaby (calf), Oxlade-Chamberlain (hamstring), Rosický (illness)
• Doubtful: Gabriel (hamstring), Wilshere (ankle)

Leonardo Jardim, Monaco coach
We approach this game in the same manner as ever. We are not thinking about the result; we just want to play and produce some good football. Arsenal did not take us lightly in the first leg, it's just that we had the perfect game. We are at half-time in the tie. We are two goals up but this game will be the most difficult of our season so far.

When you are up against a team like Arsenal, you must stay focused. We have changed our defensive system a few times but we have always performed on the pitch. That is one of our strengths.

Everybody wants to go far in the Champions League. We started slowly in the league and we have always been more consistent in the Champions League. Against English teams, PSG and Monaco are showing that we can produce real quality.

Arsène Wenger, Arsenal manager
Monaco are in a very strong position but we have experience and the desire and belief that we can do it. So we are here to do it. We will have to play on full power, focusing on our offensive and defensive games. The desire is there.

I am confident. The odds are stacked against us, but we will give absolutely everything to turn the tie around. We will show a different face. In the first leg we failed, which was surprising given our form. We have a second chance and we will exploit it.

It is a special moment for me but experience allows me to manage the pressure. We must have a great game, do our best and give our all. If we did not believe in ourselves we would not have turned up.

Weekend results
Monaco 3-0 SC Bastia (Martial 22 51, Matheus Carvalho 43)
Arsenal 3-0 West Ham United FC (Giroud 45+1, Ramsey 81, Flamini 84)

Form guide (all competitions)
Monaco: WWDLWW
Arsenal: WLWWWW

Match fact
• Monaco have not lost 3-0 at home in Europe since September 1995, when they took on another English club: Which one? Find out in our extensive match background.