Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has welcomed the late addition of Robin van Persie to Arsenal's squad for Tuesday's Champions League tie. Guardiola insists he would have no problem were Theo Walcott to be jetted out to Spain as well. Van Persie was substituted during the Gunners' Carling Cup final defeat against Birmingham after suffering a knee injury while scoring the equaliser at Wembley.
unlike last year, when Arsenal took second string and half fit players to the Nou Camp.