Arsene Wenger - Champions League Is Now My Obsession (Team Pictures)

For the Arsenal manager, the Champions League is the obvious omission on an otherwise brilliant career resume. On Monday, Arsene Wenger confesses that winning the cup has become his obsession.He made this known at London Colney as the team trained on the dewy surfaces that are cut precisely the same length as the Emirates.

He sees it as a glaring hole in his managerial record. “It is something I miss,” he says. “I will try to fight very hard to fill my CV with that. But you play against Barcelona, Bayern, Real Madrid – every year they are there with a chance. Every year you always think: ‘Let’s do it’, and one year it will go for you. Let’s hope it will be this year.”



Wenger believes Napoli will be tough to play against. “I’m not surprised Rafa is doing well,” said the Arsenal manager. “Maybe his first experience in Italy he took a team who had been at a high and they were just over the hill. Napoli are on the way up. He can give them more experience and quality.”

Arsenal will today take on high-flying Napoli at the Emirate by 7:45pm (WAT).