Arsenal were helped by Bayern Munich beating Olympiakos Piraeus 4-nil in the other Group F game. Ultimately, the game would end in a deserved 3-0 win for the north Londoners, which sets up a winner-takes-all away clash with Olympiakos in two weeks’ time.
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“We wanted to come out of tonight with a chance to qualify”, Wenger said.
“It was a good night because we did the job… and Bayern did the job”, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said.
The Gunners kept their European Cup hopes alive with an impressive display at the Emirates, but they know they will need to beat the Greek champions on December 9 to get out of the group. “It will be tough but we have to believe we can do it and I believe we can do it”.
However, Ozil made the vital breakthrough just short of the half-hour mark when he stooped to meet Sanchez’s wonderfully flighted cross from the left following a superb sequence of Arsenal passes, heading beyond Eduardo in the Dinamo goal.
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“We have to go there and win the game”.
Asked on Monday if he found the regulations odd, Wenger said: “Yes, of course”.
You have to trust Uefa and organisations to do that well. After losses to Zagreb and Olympiakos in the opening two games, Arsenal faced an uphill struggle. Wenger was delighted with Sanchez’s latest masterclass and he claimed he had no qualms about leaving the Chile forward on even when the result was long since decided.
“Alexis is interesting when he plays with the ball”. Once it is 3-0 you are not in a position where you need him to work back and when you put him central up front you can spare a bit of energy.
Zagreb coach Mamic gave a stinging response to Wenger’s call to improve testing procedures.
“Sometimes we went to Olympiacos already qualified, this time we go to Olympiacos having to qualify”.
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The win ensured Barca got through to the last 16 in first place in Group E. They have 13 points from five games, Roma and Bayer Leverkusen both have five and BATE Borisov have four.
