Wenger's reputation on the line as Arsenal face Zagreb

Gunners fans are on a hair trigger, and elimination from Europe could spark an Arsenal revolt at the Emirates

Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger at the end of the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Arsenal
(Image credit: Clive Mason/Getty)

Arsenal's interest in the Champions League, and European football altogether, could be ended this evening if results in Group F don't go their way. If the Gunners, currently bottom of their group, are to stay in the competition they must beat visitors Dinamo Zagreb while hoping Bayern Munich take three points from Olympiakos at the Allianz Arena.

Any other scenario and Arsenal's 15-season run of qualifying for the knockout phase of the Champions League (a sequence bettered only by Real Madrid) will be over. Elimination would further antagonise the Arsenal faithful who, according to at least one Gooners blog, are angrier than ever right now.

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