Wenger praises Arsenal’s Champions League strength

Following the Champions league match in which we lost 1 - 0 on the night, followed by extra time and then missing the first penalty kick; to come back and win it shows just how much mental strength we have, says Arsene Wenger..

Wenger said: “After conceding an early goal and missing the first penalty, you need something special, mental strength to come back and win it.

“I am proud of the mental strength because it has been questioned a lot.”

“We had problems to create clear-cut chances, and that was down to the quality of their defending and resilience.”

“I was apprehensive because you knew that with the final played here on their home ground, that Roma would give everything.”

“I was very concerned if we were the only team to go out tonight, that it would have been detrimental to the progress of the team, so it will certainly help us to improve our confidence.”

“The team has swum a lot against the stream.”
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“I believe this kind of result can increase the belief and the self-confidence which can help us for the rest of the season”

“I did not think at all it would go to penalties,” he added.

“But I had my mind made up in the second period of extra-time who would take the penalties.”

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