Champions League

If Arsenal had to be sacred in Champions League in May in Moscow, Arsene Wenger will recall that the curse which was continuing in Europe was defeated March 4, at San Siro, where his team has removed the final eighth of light, 'AC Milan (2-0). To annoy french technician, journalists have weapons unstoppable make mine compâtir out qu'Arsenal is not perceived as a Grand Europe, asking why he had lost three finals (1992 with Monaco , C1 and C3 in 2000 and 2006 with Arsenal), if he lives poorly not to belong to the club of the kings of the Champions League, in the company of Alex Ferguson or Jose Mourinho, his favorite enemies. Pincé, Wenger responds that "there are great coaches who have never won" the C1. But tension testify face of a real suffering. The finals lost against Barcelona in 2006 remains an open wound. Since Tuesday, Europe knows he has the team capable of treating the injury. The applause at the San Siro winners have testified as clearly as Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti: "Arsenal have the quality to go in the finals." The "authority, maturity, the talent" shown by Londoners and leased by Wenger, put this victory above that in the Bernabeu to Real two years ago (0-1). "To move one step, you need a game like that. This result will strengthen the faith of this team. Must now keep the balance between faith and humility," he says. When Manchester was swept in twenty minutes last year, Arsenal was extinguished by the Milanese, never beaten in San Siro by a team English before taking the estocade when the opponent was exhausted. Epaulé by Mathieu Flamini and Alexander Hleb, Cesc Fabregas has stifled Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo and Massimo Ambrosini in the middle before they entered the purpose of the qualification. This performance is all the more remarkable in that it comes at a time when Arsenal appeared to decline. "We went out of a hollow and this has enormous significance for my team, 'said Wenger. The youth of Arsenal, praised in England, has been its weakness in Europe. But facing the old Milanese beards, the Gunners have now shown that they have the necessary experience. They knew how to override the disappointment of the match to go, ended in a draw 0 to 0 after wide domination. The only flaws for the Gunners, also in the fight for victory in the championship in England, seemed the absence of a world class goal scorer (but Liverpool in 2005 and Milan in 2007 won the C1 with this handicap) and lack of strength in depth. "We do not have a team like Chelsea, with 25 international. We will never play on all tables. But we are racing in the two competitions that matter, and I see no reason not to win," Fabregas assured. "I said before the match that we can win this competition. We are in the quarter finals. Why not believe it?" Wenger asked.