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Europa League not in thoughts of Wenger as Arsenal attempt to jump massive Olympiakos hurdle

Arsene Wenger has made it vehemently clear that he is not even thinking about the possibility of Arsenal dropping down to the Europa League.


In Wednesday night's Champions League meeting with Olympiakos in Piraeus, Wenger's Gunners require a two-goal victory or to win by scoring on three occasions, to qualify for the knockout stage of the competition.

If they fail to do that, Arsenal will compete in Europe's second tier but Wenger insists there is no reason to think about that prospect given they have such an important match in front of them.

"What is at stake is we can qualify for the last 16 in Europe," he said.

"We just want to give absolutely everything to qualify tomorrow and, if you want to jump over a hurdle, you do not think what happens if you miss the hurdle, you give absolutely everything to jump over it.

"If you fall down, then you respond, but if you want to have a chance to get across and above, you have to focus."o

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