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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger: My thoughts on our Champions League win over Ludogorets
ARSENE WENGER was a relieved man at full-time in Bulgaria this evening.
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Arsenal recorded an impressive 3-2 win over Ludogorets to seal their place in the last-16 of the Champions League.
The Gunners were made to fight for it though, as they found themselves two goals down after 15 minutes.
But two strikes from Granit Xhaka and Olivier Giroud saw the visitors level going into the break.
Arsene Wenger's side recorded a 3-2 win over Ludogorets
Mesut Ozil scored a late winner for Arsenal in Bulgaria
We needed to keep our composure
Arsenal's persistence paid off in the second half as Mesut Ozil scored a wonderful individual goal late on to ensure Wenger's men left with three points.
The north London outfit ran riot when Ludogorets visited the Emirates last month as they dispatched the Bulgarian side with a 6-0 thrashing.
But Arsene Wenger admits their opponents made his team's task a lot tougher tonight.
"We needed to keep our composure," Wenger said.
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"I believe we were surprised by the speed of their start but after that we came back to 2-2 which was positive.
"We were less fluent in the second-half but we eventually got a goal close to the end.
"Ludogorets maintained their intensity for 90 minutes so it was more difficult than at the Emirates where they dropped off."
Arsenal sit top of Group A, level on points with Paris Saint-Germain, who defeated Basel 2-1 this evening.
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