'Arsenal deserve to believe they can qualify'

[Folami David]

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.

[Shola Sholaz]

Of course they will have the belief that they can qualify, but they are in a very tight corner

[Shola Sholaz]

Bayerm munich have better quality players compared to Arsenal. They are obviously better

[Folami David]

This is football, anything can happen.