Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is excited about facing Barcelona in the Champions League quarterfinals.

Cesc is relishing the chance to take on his boyhood club, where he played in the same youth team as Messi and Gerard Pique.

"I know they will be two exiting games," said the Spain international, who left the Nou Camp to join Arsenal when still only a 16-year-old in September 2003.

"We will, of course, give everything, and you know if you want to win the competition, you have to be ready to play anyone."