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Wenger: Our confidence is back
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has warned Champions League opponents Borussia Dortmund that his side's confidence has returned.
Arsenal earned their first Premier League win of the season as they defeated Swansea 1-0 on Saturday, helping to lift the mood at the club following their recent 8-2 loss at Manchester United.
Wenger next takes his team to Dortmund on Tuesday for his side's opening game in Champions League Group F and he believes the Gunners will demonstrate they are on an upward curve.
He said: "The confidence is back now. [We] had not won yet in the league and that had played a big part in our head. In our job, momentum is vital. We just want to play to win.
"When you look back when we travelled to Udinese [for the Champions League play-off] everyone expected us to win the game and we did, we want the same against Dortmund."
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has warned Champions League opponents Borussia Dortmund that his side's confidence has returned.
Arsenal earned their first Premier League win of the season as they defeated Swansea 1-0 on Saturday, helping to lift the mood at the club following their recent 8-2 loss at Manchester United.
Wenger next takes his team to Dortmund on Tuesday for his side's opening game in Champions League Group F and he believes the Gunners will demonstrate they are on an upward curve.
He said: "The confidence is back now. [We] had not won yet in the league and that had played a big part in our head. In our job, momentum is vital. We just want to play to win.
"When you look back when we travelled to Udinese [for the Champions League play-off] everyone expected us to win the game and we did, we want the same against Dortmund."
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Szczesny reveals Dortmund taunts
Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has revealed he has been mocked by Borussia Dortmund's players ahead of the Champions League clash between the sides.
Szczesny's Poland team-mates Lukasz Piszczek, Robert Lewandowski and Jakub Blaszczykowski, all of whom play for Dortmund, have teased him following the Gunners' 8-2 hammering at Manchester United last month.
After the Gunners got back to winning ways by beating Swansea 1-0 on Saturday, though, Szczesny is confident that he will have the last laugh on Tuesday in Germany.
"There has been a little bit [of stick], I'm not going to lie," Szczesny said in The Sun. "I think two of them will be playing on Tuesday and the one who was the loudest, Jakub, will be on the bench. They've been taking the mickey out of the 8-2 defeat but they can't get into my head. I will be focused. I hope after the game I will be the one who comes out on top with the banter."
Wenger has revealed he will lean on new signing Per Mertesacker, a Germany international, for advice ahead of the Dortmund fixture. "He knows the Dortmund stadium well and knows German football. He talks and communicates with the team and when a German communicates, you listen," Wenger said.
Meanwhile, Swansea goalkeeper Michel Vorm said he thinks Arsenal are still suffering because of their lack of confidence.
"I think the stadium was scary," he said in the Daily Mirror. "You come inside and think, 'Okay, 60,000 people' and the atmosphere was great, but they play with no confidence and with new players it's hard for them to fill in the places.
"I think Arteta did well, but although I think they have the quality they don't have the confidence. I loved to watch Arsenal and the way they played a couple of years ago. I hope it is going to get better and I think it will come.
"Manchester City have the confidence - and the money. I think that is the ¬difference. They have a group of 22 or 23 players who are all world class. I think Arsenal have a lot of young players and Man City have a lot of experience. Arsenal feel a lot of pressure, including from the crowd. It's not easy to play here but it was a good lesson for us."
Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has revealed he has been mocked by Borussia Dortmund's players ahead of the Champions League clash between the sides.
Szczesny's Poland team-mates Lukasz Piszczek, Robert Lewandowski and Jakub Blaszczykowski, all of whom play for Dortmund, have teased him following the Gunners' 8-2 hammering at Manchester United last month.
After the Gunners got back to winning ways by beating Swansea 1-0 on Saturday, though, Szczesny is confident that he will have the last laugh on Tuesday in Germany.
"There has been a little bit [of stick], I'm not going to lie," Szczesny said in The Sun. "I think two of them will be playing on Tuesday and the one who was the loudest, Jakub, will be on the bench. They've been taking the mickey out of the 8-2 defeat but they can't get into my head. I will be focused. I hope after the game I will be the one who comes out on top with the banter."
Wenger has revealed he will lean on new signing Per Mertesacker, a Germany international, for advice ahead of the Dortmund fixture. "He knows the Dortmund stadium well and knows German football. He talks and communicates with the team and when a German communicates, you listen," Wenger said.
Meanwhile, Swansea goalkeeper Michel Vorm said he thinks Arsenal are still suffering because of their lack of confidence.
"I think the stadium was scary," he said in the Daily Mirror. "You come inside and think, 'Okay, 60,000 people' and the atmosphere was great, but they play with no confidence and with new players it's hard for them to fill in the places.
"I think Arteta did well, but although I think they have the quality they don't have the confidence. I loved to watch Arsenal and the way they played a couple of years ago. I hope it is going to get better and I think it will come.
"Manchester City have the confidence - and the money. I think that is the ¬difference. They have a group of 22 or 23 players who are all world class. I think Arsenal have a lot of young players and Man City have a lot of experience. Arsenal feel a lot of pressure, including from the crowd. It's not easy to play here but it was a good lesson for us."
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Ramsey ruled out of Dortmund trip
Aaron Ramsey has been ruled out of Arsenal's Champions League opener against Borussia Dortmund with an ankle injury.
The Wales international limped out of training on Monday.
"Aaron Ramsey has been very influential in our team since the start of the season, but it is a good opportunity to show that we now have a big squad and that we can cope with it," Gunners boss Arsene Wenger told Sky Sports News.
With Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas having moved on, Ramsey is now a key cog in the Arsenal engine room. He has been handed the captaincy of Wales, such is the regard he is held in, and his absence will be sorely felt by the Gunners who are also without Jack Wilshere on account of injury.
Arsenal gained their first win of the Premier League season against Swansea at the weekend and will be looking to carry that momentum into their Champions League curtain raiser.
New midfield signings Mikel Arteta and Yossi Benayoun made their Gunners debuts at the weekend, and both are in the 18-man squad for Tuesday's match, but Tomas Rosicky does not travel on account of a a knee injury.
Aaron Ramsey has been ruled out of Arsenal's Champions League opener against Borussia Dortmund with an ankle injury.
The Wales international limped out of training on Monday.
"Aaron Ramsey has been very influential in our team since the start of the season, but it is a good opportunity to show that we now have a big squad and that we can cope with it," Gunners boss Arsene Wenger told Sky Sports News.
With Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas having moved on, Ramsey is now a key cog in the Arsenal engine room. He has been handed the captaincy of Wales, such is the regard he is held in, and his absence will be sorely felt by the Gunners who are also without Jack Wilshere on account of injury.
Arsenal gained their first win of the Premier League season against Swansea at the weekend and will be looking to carry that momentum into their Champions League curtain raiser.
New midfield signings Mikel Arteta and Yossi Benayoun made their Gunners debuts at the weekend, and both are in the 18-man squad for Tuesday's match, but Tomas Rosicky does not travel on account of a a knee injury.
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Wenger: Arsenal trail La Liga giants
Arsene Wenger concedes that Real Madrid and Barcelona have raced ahead of all other clubs this season, revealing his fear that Arsenal are being left behind by Europe's big spenders.
Wenger reinforced his own squad on transfer deadline day by signing Park Chu-Young, Per Mertesacker, Andre Santos, Yossi Benayoun and Mikel Arteta. However, the Gunners' tactician believes they are some way off the pacesetters ahead of their Champions League opener away to Borussia Dortmund.
"I believe that this season, I see two teams that are above the rest - Real Madrid and Barcelona - and the rest have to catch up during the season," Wenger told The Guardian. "So for us, it's a new start because we are a new squad. What is at stake during the group stage for us is to show that we can go through.
"We are in our 14th season in the Champions League group phase and what has changed is that the competition inside England has become bigger among the top teams. It is as difficult to win the Champions League because a team that wins the Premier League is in the Champions League final almost every year.
"Outside the country, Barca and Real Madrid have much more financial power than they had 14 years ago because they have individualised their TV rights. So they, at the moment, with teams like Man City and Chelsea can take who they want."
Wenger cautioned that even Europe's richest clubs will soon feel the pinch, though, predicting a "financial crisis" to grip the continent, impacting upon the expenditure of all clubs.
"I believe that Europe overall, as a unit, is going towards a massive crisis, which nobody really expects now. I am convinced that Europe will go into a huge financial crisis within the next three weeks or three months and maybe that will put everything into perspective again.
"Football is not untouchable. We live with people going to the stadiums as well and from advertising from people who buy products. All our income could be a little bit under threat in the next few months. Football is not only about money. We believe in ourselves that we can compete with them but it's as simple as this."
The Arsenal manager says that his charges are confident after their Premier League win over Swansea at the weekend, but would not be drawn on the Gunners' chances of Champions League glory ahead of their game with Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park.
"We have not had a particularly strong start in the league. We have had five players coming in [just before the transfer deadline] and nobody knows how good they will be.
"I wouldn't rule it out but it's too early to speak about winning it [the Champions League]. Saying that would raise a lot of scepticism about the team and I don't think anyone would believe it. But we have to do as well as we can and we have to form a team in the next two months. It's too early to have that kind of ambition."
Arsene Wenger concedes that Real Madrid and Barcelona have raced ahead of all other clubs this season, revealing his fear that Arsenal are being left behind by Europe's big spenders.
Wenger reinforced his own squad on transfer deadline day by signing Park Chu-Young, Per Mertesacker, Andre Santos, Yossi Benayoun and Mikel Arteta. However, the Gunners' tactician believes they are some way off the pacesetters ahead of their Champions League opener away to Borussia Dortmund.
"I believe that this season, I see two teams that are above the rest - Real Madrid and Barcelona - and the rest have to catch up during the season," Wenger told The Guardian. "So for us, it's a new start because we are a new squad. What is at stake during the group stage for us is to show that we can go through.
"We are in our 14th season in the Champions League group phase and what has changed is that the competition inside England has become bigger among the top teams. It is as difficult to win the Champions League because a team that wins the Premier League is in the Champions League final almost every year.
"Outside the country, Barca and Real Madrid have much more financial power than they had 14 years ago because they have individualised their TV rights. So they, at the moment, with teams like Man City and Chelsea can take who they want."
Wenger cautioned that even Europe's richest clubs will soon feel the pinch, though, predicting a "financial crisis" to grip the continent, impacting upon the expenditure of all clubs.
"I believe that Europe overall, as a unit, is going towards a massive crisis, which nobody really expects now. I am convinced that Europe will go into a huge financial crisis within the next three weeks or three months and maybe that will put everything into perspective again.
"Football is not untouchable. We live with people going to the stadiums as well and from advertising from people who buy products. All our income could be a little bit under threat in the next few months. Football is not only about money. We believe in ourselves that we can compete with them but it's as simple as this."
The Arsenal manager says that his charges are confident after their Premier League win over Swansea at the weekend, but would not be drawn on the Gunners' chances of Champions League glory ahead of their game with Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park.
"We have not had a particularly strong start in the league. We have had five players coming in [just before the transfer deadline] and nobody knows how good they will be.
"I wouldn't rule it out but it's too early to speak about winning it [the Champions League]. Saying that would raise a lot of scepticism about the team and I don't think anyone would believe it. But we have to do as well as we can and we have to form a team in the next two months. It's too early to have that kind of ambition."
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Prize money unchanged
Prize money for the this season's Champions League will be the same as last year, UEFA have announced - meaning that English clubs in Europe can earn up to £50 million if they win the competition.
Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United are guaranteed £22.5 million even if they fail to qualify for the knock-out stages.
Last season, Sir Alex Ferguson's United side earned a total of £46 million in getting to the final.
Each of the 32 teams in the group phase receives a participation payment of £3.37 million and £475,000 for every match played in the group stage. Performance bonuses will see £690,000 paid for every win and £345,000 for each draw.
Each team reaching the last 16 will get a further £2.6 million, quarter-finalists £2.85 million and the four semi-finalists £3.6 million. The Champions League winners take home a further £7.8 million and the runners-up £4.48 million euros.
Each clubs is then also a given a share of the market pool of TV money, based on the value of the television contracts in their country and where they finished in their domestic league.
Last season, Chelsea earned the most of any club in Europe from the market pool - £23 million.
Prize money for the this season's Champions League will be the same as last year, UEFA have announced - meaning that English clubs in Europe can earn up to £50 million if they win the competition.
Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United are guaranteed £22.5 million even if they fail to qualify for the knock-out stages.
Last season, Sir Alex Ferguson's United side earned a total of £46 million in getting to the final.
Each of the 32 teams in the group phase receives a participation payment of £3.37 million and £475,000 for every match played in the group stage. Performance bonuses will see £690,000 paid for every win and £345,000 for each draw.
Each team reaching the last 16 will get a further £2.6 million, quarter-finalists £2.85 million and the four semi-finalists £3.6 million. The Champions League winners take home a further £7.8 million and the runners-up £4.48 million euros.
Each clubs is then also a given a share of the market pool of TV money, based on the value of the television contracts in their country and where they finished in their domestic league.
Last season, Chelsea earned the most of any club in Europe from the market pool - £23 million.
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Schweinsteiger targets glory
Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger hopes 2012 will be his most successful year ever with four trophies up for grabs, and he has his heart set on the biggest two.
The Germany international believes Bayern are good enough to win the Champions League and is confident Germany are primed for glory at Euro 2012.
And that's without mentioning the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal, for which Bayern are odds-on favourites after an impressive start to the season.
"I have a goal for this season and that is to win the Champions League in Munich and then become European champions in Poland and the Ukraine,'' Schweinsteiger told Bild. "To win this double title with Bayern and the national team now seems more possible than in recent years.''
Bayern have an extra incentive to lift the Champions League this season since the final will be staged at their Allianz Arena.
"Knowing the final is in our own stadium is not a burden for us,'' he said. "In my opinion, we are stronger than in the last two years, and that is why I say that we are one of the five or six favourites to win the Champions League.''
Bayern have already opened their challenge for Champions League glory with a play-off win over FC Zurich and they begin their group stage campaign at Villarreal on Wednesday.
Manchester City and Napoli are their other opponents, which is why Schweinsteiger is being cautious.
"We all have this goal on our minds, but we also all know that it is a long and difficult way to get there,'' he added.
Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger hopes 2012 will be his most successful year ever with four trophies up for grabs, and he has his heart set on the biggest two.
The Germany international believes Bayern are good enough to win the Champions League and is confident Germany are primed for glory at Euro 2012.
And that's without mentioning the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal, for which Bayern are odds-on favourites after an impressive start to the season.
"I have a goal for this season and that is to win the Champions League in Munich and then become European champions in Poland and the Ukraine,'' Schweinsteiger told Bild. "To win this double title with Bayern and the national team now seems more possible than in recent years.''
Bayern have an extra incentive to lift the Champions League this season since the final will be staged at their Allianz Arena.
"Knowing the final is in our own stadium is not a burden for us,'' he said. "In my opinion, we are stronger than in the last two years, and that is why I say that we are one of the five or six favourites to win the Champions League.''
Bayern have already opened their challenge for Champions League glory with a play-off win over FC Zurich and they begin their group stage campaign at Villarreal on Wednesday.
Manchester City and Napoli are their other opponents, which is why Schweinsteiger is being cautious.
"We all have this goal on our minds, but we also all know that it is a long and difficult way to get there,'' he added.
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Champions League - Group E
Chelsea 0 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen
Racing Genk 0 - 0 Valencia
Champions League - Group F
Borussia Dortmund 0 - 0 Arsenal
Olympiakos Piraeus 0 - 0 Marseille
Champions League - Group G
APOEL Nicosia 0 - 0 Zenit St. Petersburg
FC Porto 0 - 1 Shakhtar Donetsk
Champions League - Group H
Barcelona 0 - 1 AC Milan
Viktoria Plzen 0 - 0 BATE Borisov
Champions League - Group E
Chelsea 0 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen
Racing Genk 0 - 0 Valencia
Champions League - Group F
Borussia Dortmund 0 - 0 Arsenal
Olympiakos Piraeus 0 - 0 Marseille
Champions League - Group G
APOEL Nicosia 0 - 0 Zenit St. Petersburg
FC Porto 0 - 1 Shakhtar Donetsk
Champions League - Group H
Barcelona 0 - 1 AC Milan
Viktoria Plzen 0 - 0 BATE Borisov
