Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal’s biggest challenge in the Champions League won’t come from domestic rivals, but from elite contenders elsewhere in Europe who are already showing dominant form.
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Arsenal maintained their strong form on Tuesday night with a 3-0 win over Slavia Prague, marking four consecutive victories in the Champions League group stage.
Bayern have also won all four of their fixtures and claimed a significant result on Tuesday with a 2-1 triumph over Champions League titleholders PSG at the Parc des Princes.
Liverpool climbed into the top eight of the Champions League standings with a 1-0 win over Real Madrid at Anfield, placing Arne Slot’s team one point ahead of Tottenham, who secured a 4-0 victory against FC Copenhagen.
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Manchester City could overtake both Liverpool and Tottenham if they defeat Borussia Dortmund at home on Wednesday, while Chelsea and Newcastle United would match Liverpool’s nine-point tally if they win their respective matches against Qarabag and Athletic Bilbao.
Speaking to beIN Sports about PSG and Bayern Munich’s Champions League prospects, Wenger said: ‘I would say they’re the two teams who can win the Champions League this season, outside England.
‘One of the other teams of course could be Real Madrid but Bayern Munich or Paris Saint-Germain, no one wonders in their league will they win their championship.
‘Paris Saint-Germain will win the championship in France and Bayern have nearly already nearly won the championship in Germany, so their season of course will be in Europe.
‘They will have to fight against the five teams in the Premier League, that will be very interesting.
‘Paris Saint-Germain at the moment are not at their best, Real Madrid at Liverpool are fighting to be their best, then Bayern are in full power.’
Elsewhere, former Premier League forward Troy Deeney also considers Arsenal and Bayern Munich the leading contenders for this season’s Champions League crown.
‘I think for all of us we said they would be in our top three – PSG, Bayern Munich and Arsenal,’ Deeney told CBS Sports.
‘The rest after that is ever-evolving, week to week we could change it. I think we all said those three and then just how you would order them.
‘I would make the argument that Bayern after today [beating PSG] should be top, but I also think we could make a very good argument that Arsenal should be top, they’re top of both leagues, I’d argue it’s more competitive in the Premier League than it is in the Bundesliga.
‘For Arsenal to be top, eight clean sheets in a row, you can make an argument for both teams but Bayern Munich are right up there.’
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