Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal's drive for Champions League success is 'immense'

Arsene Wenger says Arsenal have an 'immense drive' to succeed this year

ARSENE WENGER says his team have an "immense drive" to win the Champions League this season.

 

The Gunners face Dinamo Zagreb tonight (7.45pm) in Croatia and will be looking to start their Champions League bid for success with three points.

Arsenal have suffered exits at the the round of 16 in each of their last five campaigns with their most recent success story coming in 2006 when they reached the final - narrowly losing out to Barcelona.

 

But Wenger believes they are in a better position now from when they suffered elimination from the competition by Monaco earlier this year.

“If we missed one game last year, then it was our home game with Monaco,” Wenger told Arsenal Player. “We were not patient enough and we wanted to make the difference in the first game.

“We know we have some way to put that right, that is a regret of the season last year. We know as well that we can show that we have learnt from that.

“This drive [to win the competition] is immense. It has never been done at Arsenal and we were very, very, very, close.

“On the other hand, I have been long enough in the job to know you have to be realistic and know that you have to put hard work in.”