Arsenal press-conference: Arsene Wenger looks ahead to Europa League clash with CSKA Moscow

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger  faces media ahead of their crucial match with CSKA Moscow.  Wenger has referred to UK-Russia political tensions, empty seats and CSKA Moscow quality. “Nobody knows really what’s going on. It looks more to be diplomatic relations between Russia and UK are complicated. I just hope it won’t effect both ties and the supporters travelling to each game.” “I am always concerned when our stadium is not completely full, but I don’t think that will be a problem tomorrow. The crowd will be behind us.” “Russian teams always have a good technical level. They have a big history in the game, you always respect them.” “There is some extra pressure on us to do extremely well in this competition but that’s part of being where we are. It’s an opportunity we want to take. We don’t live in dreamland. We are in the quarter-final and have to go step by step. I’m not worried. The crowd, when something is at stake, is always there and always behind us. What will decide the attitude of the crowd is the quality of our game.”  

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