'We go in confident but aware of dangers Real Madrid pose'
With a 3-0 lead going into Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Real Madrid, Arsenal fan Laura Kirk-Francis tells The Football News Show why she would have been more nervous facing Real Madrid in the past and why this "different" Gunners team should be able to progress.Watch The Football News Show on iPlayer
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