Champions League scenarios: How Arsenal can advance

After a desperately unlucky result against West Brom at the weekend, the Gunners will have to pick themselves up for a must win Champions League tie against Dinamo Zagreb at the Emirates.

It’s been a long wait to avenge the heavy defeat in Munich that has seen us labelled all but out the competition, however, it’s not over just yet. Qualification is by no means in our hands, but it’s by no means impossible either. The Gunners have a reasonable and realistic route out of Group F if things go our way.

Here’s how we would qualify- all of these scenarios have to be matched to see Arsenal in the knock-out stages once again. If just one of these doesn’t take place, Arsenal are out!

Bayern Munich beat Olympiacos at the Allianz Arena

If Bayern have a performance even half as good as they did against us, they will have no trouble beating Olympiacos at home.

With the Greek club level on 9 points with them, Bayern will be well up for beating them to go through as group winners.

Arsenal beat Dinamo Zagreb at home

Doesn’t matter how we do it, we just need to win this one at the Emirates. There was something missing in the first game, and we just didn’t turn up in Zagreb.

We have to get a result here, and with hopefully some players back from injury and the home fans buzzing we can get three points to keep our hopes alive.

Arsenal beat Olympiakos in Greece by a two-goal margin

Could we do it? If the other two results go our way, and we go to Greece needing a two-goal margin to win, it would be one of the best comebacks in Champions League group stage history.

The thing is, it doesn’t sound that far-fetched to say we could go to Greece and outscore them 3-1 or 4-2 if we really go for it. If we play as well as we can, beating them by a 2-0 goal margin to qualify isn’t as a huge a mountain to climb as it sounds.

I have faith we can do it!