Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier was in awe of Arsenal's Champions League victory over Barcelona.
Houllier believes Arsenal and Barca set the standard in terms of passion, intensity and philosophy.
"It is a good because it is encouraging for football," he told AVTV. "It was a good advert for football for me. It was entertaining, the intensity, the passion, the fans, the stadium, everything.
"It was two teams who are playing well and in terms of philosophy of play it was good."
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