Santi Cazorla missed a penalty late on to condemn Arsenal to defeat but, having beaten Dynamo Zagreb in the Champions League on Tuesday, Wenger is adamant his team are back to their best.
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Wenger said: “We just need to win”. Both did it well, and we have a chance.
Olympiakos could be forgiven for attempting something similar as between them, Muller and Poland hot-shot Robert Lewandowski have scored eight Champions League goals in a combined haul of 37 in all competitions this season.
A draw for the Blues will see them in a three-way battle with Porto and Dynamo Kiev for the two qualifying spots, provided Kiev win their game against Maccabi Tel Aviv on match day six.
“Coquelin has been absolutely fantastic but for me, they don’t have enough players who go that extra mile and do that little bit of dirty work”.
“So I have to be honest and say that I would like the kid and Olympiakos to go on, and we know that [group winners] Bayern Munich go through for sure”.
Then it depended on us and on the other result against Bayern, so at least tonight we are in with a chance. Giroud had a little problem with his ankle over the weekend and I made a decision to give him a breather.
“It was a good night, we did a good job and played at a high pace, and Bayern did a good job too”, said Wenger, after hearing the result from Munich. To overcome their head-to-head disadvantage, Arsenal must win either by two clear goals or by a one-goal margin greater than 3-2. Can I play twice a week for three months? I think I can but now it is my job to prove it.
“It was important that we didn’t concede the first goal, they were quite risky going forward but overall we had a game of quality that we controlled well”. They will play Olympiacos in Greece on December 9th in a must win situation.
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There was nervous apprehension from the home fans on a chilly night but, after Arsenal weathered early pressure when the visitors forced three corners in the first seven minutes, they took control with excellent quick-passing football.
