Arsene Wenger & Thomas Vermaelen Press Conference Pre Bayern Munich

Arsene Wenger & Thomas Vermaelen spoke to the media ahead of the crucial 2nd leg tie with Bayern Munich with most people calling it the mission impossible to beat the German leaders, needing at least 3 goals at The Allianz Arena to have any chance of going through.

Although Arsene hasn't given hope just yet. "It is not mission impossible," said the manager. "It can be done, but first of all you need 100 per cent commitment, attitude and things to go your way. But usually football goes your way when you have the right attitude. The boss also explained the situation with Szczesny, as his surprise exclusion from the travelling squad.“I decided to give him a breather just to refresh him and [so that he would] not be under increasing pressure, because once people start speaking about you, you think, ‘Now I cannot afford any [errors]’ and that's when you make mistakes.”

Thomas Vermaelen wants to repay the faith the manager has shown the whole squad by putting in a performance against Bayern. “He has worked for a long time at this Club and he's done a lot for it. We want to give him something back because he gives us confidence and belief. Find out more in what they both had to say in the video below.