Wenger: Ozil holds the key to Gunners European success

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is convinced Mesut Ozil can be the man to help end his side’s Champions League hoodoo against Bayern Munich.

Arsenal travel to Munich to play the German champions in the first leg of their last-16 clash on Wednesday, the fourth time in five years the sides have met in the Champions League.

And Wenger is determined to change the Gunners’ fortunes against Bayern, having never beaten the German side over two legs in the competition.

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Wenger said of Ozil: “It’s time for him to score again, maybe he will find confidence back as well, because he misses chances. He is missing the chances that don’t look unfeasible for him.

“I felt he didn’t feel confident against Hull. It’s always a problem because you think he can discover something special, but it’s true that technically he missed things that he is not used to.”

Arsenal are ten points behind leaders Chelsea in the Premier League, whereas Bayern Munich are seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.

Wenger remains confident of an upset however, saying: “We’ve had bad experiences against them, but I feel that this is a good opportunity.

“I feel that we have a chance to qualify in the second leg, that will be very important. We go there not high, but to defend well as a team.”