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A wildcard in a list of wildcards, the Gunners may be a club in the midst of a sticky situation with regard to the angry fans and stubborn manager but such discomfort could be just what is needed to catalyse the desire to prove doubters wrong.
In Group A, the North London club will face up against PSG, FC Basel, Ludogorets Razgrad. Arsene Wenger has conceded that the club may have to settle for second behind the Ligue 1 holders, due to their limitless budget, but second may not be so bad this time around.
There are a lot of tough teams expected to finish runners-up in their respective groups and teams that the Gunners could very well underestimate; a tie with Bayern or Barcelona in the ‘Last 16’ may be an all too familiar sight, but at least Wenger’s side have accumulated experience of these types of games now, meaning potentially easier opposition at latter stages of the competition.
The squad, believe it or not, has matured and, with a fanbase angered the lack of advancing the club has made, Wenger shouldn’t need to motivate the group regarding the importance of a good run in this year’s tournament.
