Ordinary Bayern Give Reckless Arsenal Hope ; Arsene Wenger's Men Gifted Bayern Munich Victory but the Fact the Germans Lacked a Real Spark Means the Gunners Can Still Pull Off a Great Escape, Reports Steve Stammers

Evening Standard - London › February 24, 2005

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THERE was a distinct note of relief in Patrick Vieira's voice as he surveyed Arsenal's timid and lacklustre performance in Munich's Olympic Stadium on Tuesday night. It could quite easily have been a verdict delivered in a tone of deep depression.

In the space of five minutes, Arsenal went from Champions League no-hopers to genuine contenders for a place in the last eight. A stunning miss by Torsten Frings of Bayern Munich and an 88th-minute goal by Kolo Toure have given Arsenal hope where, for much of the freezing night in Bavaria, there was none.

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Ordinary Bayern Give Reckless Arsenal Hope ; Arsene Wenger's Men Gifted Bayern Munich Victory but the Fact the Germans Lacked a Real Spark Means the Gunners Can Still Pull Off a Great Escape, Reports Steve Stammers

Arsenal could have been looking at the need for a 5-0 win in the second leg on 9 March. Chances? Nil.

Instead, a 2-0 victory at Highbury will take Arsene Wenger's men into the quarterfinals. Chances? Every chance.

Because ...

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