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Reuters

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was delighted that his team reproduced their recent outstanding Premier League form to revive their faltering European fortunes with a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
The London club have climbed to second behind Manchester City in the Premier League but were struggling in Champions League Group F after losing their opening two matches to Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiakos Piraeus.
For long periods it looked as if they were either going to lose, or at best draw against Bayern, but a 77th-minute header from substitute Olivier Giroud and a stoppage-time second from Germany international Mesut Ozil gave them an unexpected but hugely important victory.

"The team focus and the dynamic was there in the preparation and we have had that for a while now," said Wenger.
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"I said that in the press conference yesterday we were not at our level in the first two games because we were focused on the Premier League.
"But we needed what we show in the Premier League, to beat Bayern tonight.
"It strengthens our belief and the belief of the people around us, our fans, our supporters.

"We won 3-0 against Manchester United, 3-0 against Watford and 2-0 tonight and it’s important we have a good balance.
"As long as we are attacking well and defending well and score goals the balance is right."
Arsenal have revived their chances of qualifying for the last 16 of the competition for the 16th successive season, although they still trail Bayern and Olympiakos by three points.
Olympiakos, who won 3-2 at Arsenal last month, won 1-0 at Zagreb on Tuesday and have six points, along with Bayern. Dinamo and Arsenal both have three points with Arsenal travelling to Bayern for their next match on November 4.

"We had to win the game tonight," Wenger said, explaining why he gambled on pushing up his defenders for the free kick that led to Giroud’s opening goal, which came after a rare mistake from goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
Asked about their chances of qualifying, he replied: "We need a result at Bayern in our next game, but first let’s focus on Everton."
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey will miss that game at the Emirates on Saturday after pulling a hamstring in the second half.
"He’s very down, he told me that the hamstring is a tough one. He’s out yes," Wenger added.

We had enough chances to win the match, or at least not to lose, but congratulations to Arsenal for the win
Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola was left struggling to explain Bayern’s, a result that ended his side’s perfect start to the season.
The Germans controlled huge swathes of the game had 68 per cent of the ball, carved out several great chances but unusually lacked a killer instinct in front of goal.
Until Tuesday, Bayern had won the 12 games they had played in all competitions, setting a Bundesliga record of nine straight victories from the start of the season.

For once, goal-machine Robert Lewandowski could not find the net with Arsenal keeper Petr Cech and his inspired defenders thwarting the lethal Pole.
"We had enough chances to win the match, or at least not to lose, but congratulations to Arsenal for the win and we will meet again in two weeks in Munich," said coach Guardiola who has guided Bayern into the semi-finals in both seasons since taking over.Pushed by reporters on what had gone wrong, the former Barcelona boss was stumped for an answer.
"I’ve got no explanation," he said. "It’s a mystery.
"In the second half we played well until the goal. In the end we played with a back three, we attacked everywhere, we had chances in the box, we had control, but in the end they scored two goals and we, none.
"But I’m proud tonight of the team. I like to win but we played well with a lot of courage. In the second half we played amazing. Maybe we didn’t have too many chances but they didn’t cross the halfway line."
Guardiola refused to blame Neuer who made a spectacular stop from Theo Walcott’s point-blank header in the first half.
"He made some great saves," said the coach. "Never in my life have I criticised a player for taking decisions whether they are correct or not. He took a decision in that situation and that’s it."
Bayern and Olympiakos have six points from three games in Group F while Arsenal and Dinamo Zagreb are on three.


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