Manager Arsene Wenger said Arsenal should take "massive satisfaction" in having reached the knockout stages of the Champions League for a 13th consecutive season ufffd a record which their big-spending English rivals cannot match
Only Real Madrid, with 16, can better the Gunners’ European run of progression from the opening group phase, which was secured last night with a 2-0 home win over Montpellier.
Arsenal’s Lukas Podolski celebrates his goal against Montpellier
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“If you look at how many teams have done that in Europe, you will find very few and that shows it is not easy,” said Wenger. “It’s a massive satisfaction because I am so many times with my back to the wall, accused of not spending fortunes,” he added.
Arsenal won with second-half goals from Jack Wilshere and Lukas Podolski and went through with Schalke, who top Group B by a point after a 1-0 win over Olympiakos pushed the Greeks out of contention.
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