Gunners Keep Calm: Arsenal May Have Been Dumped Out Of Europe, But There Are Plenty Of Positives

Suffering an exit from a major competition is never nice to take, but in the Champions League and the pressure of winning a trophy such a major black mark on Arsenal's record, an exit is the end of the world for the north London based club. Well that's what the journalists and football experts seem to think, but that's where they're wrong, and there are a few reasons for that.

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Arsenal Can Hold Heads High Despite Champions League Exit

There was a bit of inevitability about Tuesday night's proceedings at the Allianz Arena in the Second round second leg tie between European champions Bayern Munich and Arsenal. Before the game bookies had Arsenal 20/1 to go through and Bayern were a whopping 100/20 on to progress. It was quite a cagey affair as Bayern tried to avoid a repeat of their loss to Arsenal in the same stage of last season's Champions League campaign. 

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Together Lescott And Kompany Can Shackle Barcelona Stars

The suspension of Martin Demichelis ahead of Manchester City’s Champions League clash with Barcelona means that Joleon Lescott is set to be handed a start at the Nou Camp tonight.

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Wenger Placing Unnecessary Pressure On Ozil To Perform

A rejuvenated Mesut Ozil looked to be back to his best form in Arsenal’s 4-1 FA Cup win over Everton on Saturday. The 25-year-old score the opening goal and produced a trademark killer pass in the closing stages to round off a magnificent personal performance. This will fill Ozil's manager Arsene Wenger with great optimism ahead of tonight’s Champions League encounter against Bayern Munich.

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Liverpool Need The Champions League As Much As Competition Needs Them

March 10th, 2009: Rafa Benitez's Liverpool, heavily involved in the race for the Premier League title, welcomed Real Madrid to Anfield following a 1-0 win at the Bernabeu. The Reds' swept aside the Spanish giants, storming to a 4-0 victory on the night as the deadly duo of Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres tore apart Madrid's defence.

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Liverpool MUST Give On Loan Forward A Chance Next Season - Here's Why

Sunderland's on-loan striker Fabio Borini has recently claimed he is ready to play for a big team, such as parent club Liverpool. After stepping up for the Black Cats on several occasions, the Italian has scored crucial match winners against the likes of Manchester United in the Capital One Cup semi final, and arch rivals Newcastle in the Tyne-Wear derby. Also recently scoring the opener in Sunderland's Capital One Cup final loss to Manchester City, Borini claimed "That means I am made for a big team." The 22-year old returns to Anfield at the end of the season and I believe he should be given another chance in a red shirt.

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Step Up Ramsey: Why Arsenal Will Not Miss Injured Jack Wilshere

Arsenal will be without the services of their midfielder Jack Wilshere for the next six weeks after the 22-year-old fractured his foot during England's 1-0 narrow victory over Denmark.

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Arsenal Should Field A Weakened Team Against Bayern Munich And Focus On FA Cup

Arsenal face a tough test in March starting with Everton, followed by the second leg of the Champions League fixture against Bayern Munich in Allianz Arena later in the midweek.

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Manchester United Making A Mistake Letting Vidic Leave

Manchester United have seen three of their ageing players enter their final year of the contract; centre-back pairing Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdiannd, and the evergreen left-back Patrice Evra.

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Arsenal Need To Move For Unhappy Manchester United Striker - Here's Why

Poor Javier Hernandez has clearly fallen out of favour with Manchester United manager David Moyes, following long spells on the bench this season.  After joining up with Mexico for an international friendly this week he voiced his concerns over his future at the club beyond this summer.

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Tottenham: Sherwood Wise To Take The Pressure Away From His Players

Ahead of his side's narrow victory at home to Cardiff, Tim Sherwood admitted he was under no illusions about the pressure he was under at White Hart Lane. In my eyes this was a clever move by the Spurs manager, as he deflected all of the attention away from his players, in a game they had to win to keep their ambition for a Champions League place alive.

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Toni Kroos SHOULD Join Manchester United

Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos continues to be heavily linked with a summer move to the red half of Manchester, whilst negotiations on a new contract with the German heavyweights are supposedly ongoing. The playmaker dominated the headlines eleven days ago when he produced a midfield masterclass at the Emirates, and few would bet against Pep Guardiola’s side repeating their treble-winning heroics from last season.

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Midfield The Key For Liverpool In Southampton Clash

Liverpool's trip to Southampton this weekend could prove to be one of their toughest tests of the season. Inconsistency springs to mind when you look at the Reds' form on the road, and you'd be forgiven for being unsure what expect when they visit St Mary's. In hopes to maintain their solid six point lead in the race for a Champions League place, it's the midfield where Liverpool will need to be on top of their game.

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Wenger Hints At Joel Campbell Return - Here's Why He Deserves A Chance

Following Joel Campbell’s impressive displays this season for Greek side Olympiakos, the 21-year-old Cost Rican forward (on loan from Arsenal) has apparently re-caught the eye of Arsene Wenger following a powerful display against Manchester United in the Champions League on Tuesday.

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Moyes Needs To Toughen Up If He Is To Be A Success At Manchester United

A couple of days after Wayne Rooney signed a massive four year extension to his Manchester United contract, him and his side travelled to Greece for the first in the two leg round of 16 Champions League match against Olympiakos. And well, we all know what happened next.

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