Wenger: I want revenge in Rome

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
18 Apr	5:15 PM	FA	Chelsea (N)	1	2	Lost

Manager Arsène Wenger has said that he wants revenge over Chelsea should the pair meet in an all-English Champions League final in the Eternal City.

The Gunners will have their chance should they beat Premiership and European champions Manchester United in the semi-finals of the competition.

Arsenal lost 2-1 to their West London rivals in the semi-finals of the FA Cup over the weekend.

Wenger said: "I would love to play Chelsea again in the Champions League final. We could take our revenge. But we have another little team to play before then!

"I believe we are maturing well. Chelsea's average age was 29, ours is 21 or 22. And we were a little bit unlucky on Saturday. In extra-time I still think we would have had a good chance. Unfortunately it did not happen.

"What we didn't want was to have a big mistake at 1-1. They didn't have one. We did. That was the big difference.

"But you cannot say they were dominating the game. They played their kind of game and maybe we couldn't play ours because we were a bit jaded.

"But I would love to meet them again and, of course, we have already beaten them this season."

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john quinn

Posted on 21 Apr, 2009 at 12:04 AM - Reply

Good man Arsene ...we are all behind you..........

tony a

Posted on 20 Apr, 2009 at 08:42 PM - Reply

In reality Arsenal's first 11 was averaging just under 24 years for the semi. This is older than the team fielded by Man Utd which averaged 22.5

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