In addition they must hope that the Greek side lose their game with Bayern in three weeks time. On Wednesday’s evidence, it is impossible not to see that happening. “We had a chance to score early but with a defensive performance like that, you go nowhere”, Wenger said, as quoted on Arsenal’s official site. But Cech refuses to believe that all is lost, even if the mission to Athens will be hard. Giroud scored a goal for Arsenal late in the game and Muller scored one in the final minutes for Bayern.
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“It was a key game because had we not won we would have to do more work in the next games. We watched them play, and paid the price for it”, he said. We have a chance to qualify.
“Everything is possible. We have two games to play, we have to regroup and continue fighting until the last minute”, Cech added. It is still possible. “We are still in the same position”.
The 33-year-old Czech keeper, who had denied Lewandowski with two superb saves in London, could do nothing as the striker made a clever move to wrongfoot defenders and was completely unmarked in front of goal.
“We were extremely poor defensively – not at the races”.
“You have to accept that and shake it off because we need to pick up important points in the league on Sunday”.
Arsenal’s performance was in stark contrast to the 2-0 win over Bayern at Emirates Stadium a fortnight ago, and Wenger bemoaned his side’s defending. Bayern doubled their lead with the half hour approaching when Coman fired in a shot, which was blocked and Mueller stabbed home the rebound, which took a deflection off Arsenal centre-back Per Mertesacker. “In this game, they were absolutely magnificent”.
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Dabid Alaba made it 3-0 with this stunning strike in the Champions League against Arsenal. We live in a world where you have to face reality. Bayern were superior to us in every single way. “This comes at a moment when the results are not good and you [the media] are asking for my head”. With the demise of Chelsea, and other teams looking less than indestructible, it may be the best chance they’ll get to get their name engraved on the trophy for the first time since 2004.
