Arsenal's Champions League experience and determination give them the right to believe they can turn round a 3-1 last-16 first-leg loss to Bayern Munich when they meet again on Wednesday, coach Arsene Wenger said.
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Arsenal are looking to become only the third team in the competition's history to lose the first leg at home in a knockout round and advance with an away win.
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A string of absentees including Jack Wilshere, Lukas Podolski and Bacary Sagna, have made their already huge task that much bigger but Wenger said his team was ready to spring a major shock.
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"I hope we will surprise you tomorrow," a smiling Wenger told reporters on Tuesday. "Yes we have injured but we have come here with a good team that is motivated."
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"The important thing is to go into the game with instant pressure and get that early goal. Our belief will never be more tested than tomorrow night," said the Frenchman.
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Wenger, who also left keeper Wojciech Szczesny at home citing the player's mental fatigue after a long season, said his team would need to find the right balance between determination and "freedom" on the pitch given the first-leg result.
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"We have big experience in the Champions League and in Europe we have basically won everywhere and that means we have the right to believe," he said.
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"Turn up just expecting to go out would be absolutely unacceptable for us."
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The Premier League side will, however, come up against arguably the most in-form team in Europe with Bayern 20 points clear in the Bundesliga and in sparkling form.
Of course they will have the belief that they can qualify, but they are in a very tight corner
Bayerm munich have better quality players compared to Arsenal. They are obviously better
This is football, anything can happen.