 Wenger's side lost to Barcelona in the 2006 Champions League final |
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his side's Champions League Group G victory over Porto provides further evidence of their growing confidence. "We are getting stronger and stronger," said Wenger, after the 2-0 home win.
"We're sharp and we always looked dangerous and I feel we have a lot of potential - we're getting better."
Of Thierry Henry's headed opening goal, Wenger quipped: "He proved he can score headers. So you always learn something about your players."
 | Arsenal are a team with the ability to change a game very quickly Porto coach Manuel Ferreira |
Wenger added: "Thierry doesn't only play to score goals. But to score 50 in Europe is a tremendous performance. The numbers don't lie.
"You will not find many players who have scored more goals in Europe than he has."
One concern for Wenger was William Gallas' hamstring injury after the French defender limped off late on.
"It looked to me very serious but I hope it's not too bad," said Wenger.
"For Saturday we will be short and then I don't know if he will be available for the French national team."
Porto coach Manuel Ferreira admitted his side were unable to cope with Arsenal's speed of play.
Ferreira said: "Arsenal are a team with the ability to change a game very quickly. Their play was really fast and we couldn't keep up.
"As soon as they scored the second goal I knew it would be much much harder. We tried to keep the ball but they were really on a roll.
"We had to stick to our own system. If we had got into playing Arsenal's way the result could have been much worse."
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