Arsenal have already secured a place in the Champions League round of 16, which is fantastic given that they did so with one game left. Their last group game is away to PSV on December 12th.
According to Jamie Carragher, just one team stands between Arsenal and the 2023–24 Champions League crown. This team is Manchester City, as he stated while discussing Arsenal’s chances of winning the Champions League following their 6-0 victory against Lens.
Arsenal have only lost once in the UCL since returning following a seven-year absence. Their loss was unexpected, but their triumphs have been dominant, and Carragher believes that not even Bayern Munich is as powerful as they are.
Carragher said on CBS Sports, “I think they are contenders. They haven’t got that history that you can look back on in this competition of winning multiple-time European titles like Bayern Munich.
“I wouldn’t say Bayern Munich are a better team than Arsenal, but there’s something about when you see Bayern Munich in Europe you feel like they could do it because they’ve been there before.
“I think the competition right now; there’s only Manchester City who are better than Arsenal in this competition.”
Winning the Champions League is simple if a team sets its sights on it. The beauty of it is that you may be out of form in the league and yet win it. Chelsea won it in 2021 despite not being the best Premier League club at the time, while Inter Milan reached the final this year despite not being the best in the Serie A.
Arsenal can likely compete in the knockout rounds and advance to the final at Wembley. Arteta has never lost at Wembley as manager, so I guess the problem is just getting there….
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A pretty simplistic assessment even by Carragher’s standards It ain’t that simple. Many a team has set its sights on this trophy and failed. It requires a bit of luck as well as class and blood and guts. Look at City winning it last year. The one goal came from a break of play when suddenly what had been a compact defence suddenly opened up and allowed the City player all the time in the world to place his shot perfectly. At the other end Lukonga and co did their best not to score.. Having said that a good draw would definitely help our chances to progress and after that who knows.
I agree with Carragher. Unlike non-English teams in UCL, Man City have played against us twice this season and would likely have prepared another strategy to counter Arteta’s tactics
What’s that got to do o with the price of eggs at you local supermarket, g.a.i?
What do you mean by the price of eggs at my local supermarket
What’s that got to do with the price of eggs?
A rhetorical question calling attention to a non-sequitur or irrelevant statement or suggestion made by another person. Primarily heard in US.
Yes, I agree that health care is an important issue, but what’s that got to do with the price of eggs? We’re discussing tax incentives for businesses—not exactly a related topic!
Very well put Pat, Better than my own attempt to explain it too.
Joe means what does your post have to do with the topic in discussion. And I AGREE WITH HIM,as he is right.
BTW, the phrase he used is a well known English expression, but may not be known to some non English as. first language Gooners.
No one blames you for not understanding that phrase but some, myself included, will think your original post rather beside the point.
Arsenal are terrible in Europe, and especially bad in the CL, so I think if we can make the QF, that would be a huge achievement!
Yes Arsenal can go all the way and I will tell you why.
The team is young and fearless, inexperienced does not seem hampering players like Saka the man with more goals contributions than any player at this stage, nor Gabriel Martinelli, Declan Rice, Saliba.
Even though hit hard with injuries, in the 6 nill win over Lens we were still able to call on Ben White Jakub Kiwior and the champion league winner Jorginho all started on the bench and to think the world class player Partey had absolutely no involvement tells us a lot.
The goals may not have been flowing in the premier league but in Europe we seems a different animal, keeping company with Man City and Athletico Madrid on the goal keeping chart.
It is in this competition our talisman Jesus likes to dip his bread, and with the big German now in the mood our chances are good as gold if you ask me.
@Gunsmoke
In the immortal words of one “Iron Mike”, “Everybody has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth”… Jus sayin.
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Football is very interesting game that’s true but if arsenal could acquire Ivan toney……. whatever it will be arsenal can beat anyone in Europe. Yes city might master arsenal tactics, but soccer is soccer. You win a game if it’s your day. 🙏
“You win a game, if its your day” be well be true, but it is WINNING a great many games that MOST matters On any ONE day, luck and circumstances can and often does play a key part.
HOWEVER, to win competitions like the PREM and CL, you need the best TEAM week in, week out. And THAT is the KEY point.
I’m not going to use the usual cliches but Arsenal have to take it one game at a time
There are so many imponderables at this stage- injuries, the draw, current form of the opposition, VAR, etc etc
We are beginning to look like a team that is learning from last year’s disappointing season end. There are several sides that have a better record and pedigree but in cup competitions surprises can be sprung. So why not us? Hope springs eternal
I would love a decent run this season but this team is young and if we pick up experience then we will be a threat for years to come.
I think you overestimate the so called “young and lacking experience” element in our team. Not a single regular player is at all INEXPERIENCED.
I read an incorrect post, above, that trued to suggest even SAKA IS INEXPERIENCED.
WRONG AS CAN BE, AS HE HAS PLAYED ALMOST 200 Prem games and I think 37 England games.
IT IS EXPERIENCE THAT COUNTS, NOT MERELY AGE OR LACK OF YEARS.
Let’s forget about the young angle. Who are we talking about exactly.? Saka, Saliba Odegaard Rice and Martinellii have experience at every level and I don’t see any teenagers on the bench let alone on the first eleven. The others have played International football, so.,..? The final run down will depend on the draw and also how quickly our lot can step up to another level. As a manager of the future who will want to be compared with the best Italian and Spanish managers, Arteta will need to address this.
Honestly there are plenty of teams who can beat us and vice versa
I think we should take it game by game and see what happens
Good afternoon to all the Arsenal fan all over the world. Please arsenal should sign victor osimeh that is the kind striker we need now! One with that physical strength, peac and scoring sense. And he is also goung
There are 3 teams to beat in the UCL, City, Real Madrid and Bayern. RM could be a real threat this year now that Bellingham has joined them. However the draw will be crucial. Our only European trophies are the Inter Cities Fairs Cup and the Euro Cup Winners’ Cup which is equivalent to today’s European Conference League Cup. Pitiful when you consider the the past achievements of our club so it’s high time we changed all that and win the one trophy that’s missing.
finally, someone not being biased when it comes to Ucl as a whole.
Most commenters here are just epl biased.