Olivier Giroud has told TF1 that Arsenal still harbour ambitions of winning the Champions League having built "a team to challenge the biggest sides."
Since arriving at Arsenal in 2012, Giroud, 28, has seen Santi Cazorla, Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Danny Welbeck join him in North London to leave manager Arsene Wenger with an impressive array of talent at his disposal.
The aforementioned players will be vying for starts against Monaco in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday.
Giroud said the Gunners have what it takes to not only see off the Ligue 1 outfit, but even go toe-to-toe with Europe's most powerful sides.
"Winning the Champions League remains an objective. In recent years, our recruitment has been significant, we're building a team to challenge the biggest sides," Giroud said.
"Alexis, we call him 'Duracell.' He allies talent and determination. Ozil, he's quietly strong: he's very calm, almost introverted, very at ease technically, and when his confidence is up, he makes the difference.
"Cazorla reads the game very well. I have a special relationship with him, we arrived at the same time, we find each other very well. [Laurent] Koscielny holds things together at the back. He's surgical in his interventions, we're calmer when he's there."
Having missed out on the group stage due to injury, Giroud will be particularly determined to shine when Monaco arrive at Emirates Stadium.
The former Montpellier man acknowledged Arsenal are tipped to progress, but insisted Monaco, who are fourth in Ligue 1 and topped their group to advance to the knockout stages, will not be disposed of easily.
He added: "It'll be a keenly contested game. We're going to have to do what is necessary against a team that will not surrender easily. If we're favourites, it's only by just a little."