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Arsene Wenger has warned his Arsenal side that Monaco will pose a threat, ahead of their Champions League tie on Wednesday night.
The Gunners have been in good form recently, having lost once in nine games but Wenger believes that the Ligue 1 side will be tough opposition., before comparing his former club to his present.
“The spirit is there and we want to keep that as a very strong basis, the team has come up a level and we will see that with the results,” Wenger told reporters.
“The last 16 in recent years has been super tough. This is a 50:50 game.
“We know that Monaco are very tight defensively – they didn’t concede in the group stage against good teams. Of course it will be tricky, but a possible tie.
“It is really a 50:50 because Monaco are in a similar position to us. They came back into a good position in the league and their confidence level will be high.”
