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Gabriel Paulista: I'm not even considering Arsenal dropping to Europa League
GABRIEL has insisted he's not even thinking about Arsenal failing to qualify for the knock-out stage of the Champions League.
Gabriel says he's not thinking about dropping into the Europa League
The Gunners are in a woeful situation in Group F following two shock defeats to Olympiakos and Dinamo Zagreb.
The results, combined with the 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich, has left qualification out of their hands.
And they must now hope the Greek side slip up and they win both their remaining fixtures, starting with Zagreb this evening (7.45pm).
“We could still qualify from our group in the Champions League, so I'm not thinking about the Europa League," Gabriel said.
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“I think that we need to focus on winning these next two decisive games and what happens with the other results determines whether we will qualify or not.”
Zagreb, who also have three points from four games, beat Arsenal 2-1 in the reverse fixture in September.
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