Champions League Group F: Arsenal win key against Dinamo Zagreb

Although a win is crucial for Arsenal, they must also hope that Bayern Munich do them a favour and beat Olympiakos in their Champions League match, to stand a chance of finishing second.

Injury woes worry Wenger

The Arsenal boss faces a selection headache for the match against the team that beat them 2-1 in the reverse earlier this term. Aaron Ramsey, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott, who scored in Zagreb are all still out, while Francis Coquelin sustained an injury against the Baggies.

“It looks difficult to have players to come back for Tuesday. Ramsey will be short, [Theo] Walcott and [Alex] Oxlade-Chamberlain will be short and they are the closest,” said Wenger.

Realising the slump that his side are in, the Frenchman is hoping for a positive response in Europe: “It is a difficult moment for us,” he continued.

“In the last two games we took one point out of six and that is very disappointing after such a great run. We have to come back quickly and focus. [The defeat at West Brom] was a severe disappointment but we cannot change it. The only thing we can do now is bounce back on Tuesday night.”

Zealous Zagreb no pushovers

During the reverse, Dinamo showed that they had quite a bit about them and largely performed well, nullifying Arsenal’s threat, while offering plenty themselves.

Junior Fernandes struck on that occasion and is the attacker is well priced at 11/2 in the anytime market, while former Manchester United forward Angelo Henriquez will be keen to outshine compatriot Sanchez and is 14/1 to break the deadlock.

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