Those results mean that Bayern are through to the knockout round and Arsenal will join them if they beat Olympiakos by two clear goals in Greece on December 9. Incredibly, as pointed out by the stat below, the former Real Madrid man has been involved in 11 goals in his last nine Arsenal games.
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What are we talking here Arsene, players that are better than Arteta and Campbell?
See full Champions League tables here! We spent £40m [actually £42.5m] on Ozil, but I still consider it a bargain because the player is top quality.
“We wanted to come out of the game with a chance to qualify”.
Ozil, Sanchez and Santi Cazorla were totally dominant in midfield and the Germany midfielder made the breakthrough when he scored with a stooped header after Sanchez had run more than 50 metres with the ball after an Arsenal break.
Wenger however believes he has enough players in his squad to replace Sanchez should he fail the fitness test.
“We did our bit, Bayern Munich did their bit and it is now a grand finale for us in the last game and we are literally entering the play-off already”.
“Spontaneously it might not be the best moment to rest Alexis but I don’t know”.
Wenger said: “He goes now through a few tests and steps. We had a game of quality and control”.
German World Cup victor Mertesacker also feels Olympiacos will be under more pressure as they can afford to lose by the odd goal – as long as Arsenal score less than three – and progress.
“How big the chance to qualify is I don’t know but I believe we can do it”.
“They got on with each other and we are happy for them”, Mertesacker said of the influential pair.
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Wenger will be hoping for another steal this weekend as Arsenal travel to Carrow Road to face struggling Norwich in the Premier League. “It is very important to balance our team, and the defensive role and the efficiency in this position is equally very important because we are a team who like to go forward”. “They are a higher quality team than Olympiacos and my opinion is that they will go through”.
