Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was "frustrated" at Arsenal's failure to secure top spot in their Champions League group and said he is now hoping for a "lucky" last-16 draw.
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The Gunners will face a seeded team after losing 2-0 to Napoli, with Borussia Dortmund finishing top.
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"To finish second makes the potential draw more difficult," said Wenger.
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"In the last four or five years we had a difficult draw. Maybe this time we will be a bit luckier."
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Had the Gunners drawn in Naples, they would have finished first and avoided being paired with seeds such as Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain or Atletico Madrid in Monday's draw.
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Asked if he regretted not taking a point in the Stadio San Paolo, Wenger replied: "That's the frustration because you feel it was on to do better, but it could have been worse as well."
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Wenger's side, who played the final 14 minutes with 10 men after Mikel Arteta was sent off for a second bookable offence, finished on the same points as Dortmund and Napoli, who were knocked out because of Dortmund's 2-1 victory over Marseille.
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Last season's runners-up Dortmund topped the group because of a better head-to-head record against Arsenal.
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If the Premier League leaders had conceded a third goal, they would have been eliminated, but Napoli's second, from Jose Collejon, left time only for the restart to be taken.
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Wenger added: "You look at the teams that are potentially there - at least we will know we have a difficult draw.
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"On the other hand we have qualified for the last 16 for the 14th consecutive year and maybe the number 14 will bring us a bit of luck."
Arsene Wenger has done done his club lots of favour in the UcL at all. I see them meeting Real Madrid in the knockout stage.