Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas remains hopeful he can play again this season - if they reach the Champions League final.

Cesc has been ruled out for six weeks with a broken leg suffered in this week's 2-2 draw with Barcelona.

In his column for The Sun, Cesc wrote: "My leg is broken - and I feel broken inside too.

"The penalty I scored against Barcelona could be my last act as an Arsenal player this season. But I have to cling to the hope that we can get through at the Nou Camp, win our semi-final and I might be fit for the Champions League final.

"That might be asking a lot but it is my dream and what I pray for. We have come so far together this season I don't want it to end like this. When Carles Puyol fouled me to concede the penalty all I could think about was to grab the ball put it on the penalty spot and hit it as hard as I could.

"The adrenalin must have been flowing through me so strongly because I didn't feel any pain as I smashed the ball past Victor Valdes. But as soon as I ran to collect the ball to take it back to the centre-spot I was in agony.

"I could barely walk. I knew it was serious but I had to stay on for the sake of the team as we had used all our substitutes. I already knew I couldn't play in the return at the Nou Camp anyway because of the booking I got earlier in the game.

"That was a real sickener at the time and I don't mind admitting I felt a bit sorry for myself for a couple of minutes."