Olivier Giroud excited to play in Europe after Chelsea switch

Olivier Giroud

New Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is relishing the prospect of playing in Champions League after his switch from Arsenal. "The Champions League is massive for a player.

There is nothing above it when you're playing for a club. There will be two nice games against Barcelona. We know their qualities and I think everybody will need to be 100 per cent to go through. It will be very exciting and I'm looking forward to it."

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