15th February, 2013
If wishes were horses, Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger would surely ride his way to European Champions League glory.
But the Arsenal manager needs to wake up to reality, as his club faces formidable hurdles along the way. First, Bayern Munich.
Wenger believes his side can end an eight-year trophy drought by capturing European club football’s greatest prize if they knock Bayern Munich out of the Champions League.
The Gunners face the German giants in the first leg of their last 16 clash at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, a match that follows hot on the heels of their FA Cup fifth round tie at home to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
Bayern lost last season’s Champions League final to Chelsea and are currently 15 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga, having not lost since October 28.
They have also returned from German football’s winter break with four straight league wins.
Arsenal, by contrast, are a massive 21 points adrift of Premier League leaders Manchester United and their defence coninues to look vulnerable.
However, an upbeat Wenger said Friday in London: “We have a big game on Tuesday against Bayern. If we get past them, then why should we not go further and win it?”