Arsene Wenger Talks Arsenal Momentum After 2-2 Champions League Draw with PSG

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has conceded that his side has “lost a winning momentum” after Wednesday’s evening’s demoralising 2-2 draw against Paris Saint-Germain in the team’s penultimate UEFA Champions League group-stage match.

The Gunners could have secured top spot in Group A with a win, but a 77th-minute own goal from Alex Iwobi meant the clubs shared the spoils, and Wenger admitted there’s a price to pay, per the Telegraph’s Jeremy Wilson:

We have not lost, but we have lost a winning momentum a little bit but we played against a good team. I believe I have to be careful on the choice of my words. I say ‘stuttering’ and it comes back at me. We have a special strength in the squad, a consistency in results. We are unbeaten in 18 games. Sometimes you go through spells when you win a bit less. But we have to continue without losing and transform draws into wins. There’s no reason to panic.

The draw left Arsenal tied with PSG on 11 points, although they sit second to the Ligue 1 giants on head-to-head away goals, having drawn 1-1 in Paris.

The Gunners need to beat FC Basel in Switzerland in their final group game on December 6 while hoping their French rivals seal an inferior result against third-place Ludogorets Razgrad on the same day if they’re to steal …

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