Barcelona star Lionel Messi says Arsenal will struggle without Cesc Fabregas this week.
The Spaniard limped out of the win over Stoke with a hamstring injury, forcing him to sit out the club's defeat to Birmingham in the Carling Cup final last Sunday and the midweek win over Leyton Orient in the FA Cup.
"It will be a devastating blow if he doesn't play for Arsenal," Messi insisted. "He's a big threat and so influential for them.
"If he failed to play it would make our job far easier."
