Nuri Sahin insists Borussia Dortmund were not lucky to triumph at Arsenal in their previous Champions League meeting, and believes his side simply tactically out-foxed the Gunners.
Arsene Wenger’s men were caught by a late counter-attack, which Robert Lewandowski converted to give the Germans a 2-1 victory at the Emirates two weeks ago.
That defeat has put Arsenal in a perilous position in the ‘group of death’, with a trip to Napoli still to come, but one-time Gunners target Sahin believes Dortmund were good value for their win
‘Arsenal are under more pressure than us as a defeat here in Germany would make things difficult – but that is similar to us, if we fail then our triumph in England was for nothing,’ said the midfielder.
‘Our win in the Emirates was justified, it was not easy or by luck – we were runners-up last season and we play every match with the same intensity.
‘We knew Arsenal would be more compact than us, but we stopped their key players.
‘Arsenal are very offensive but their power is reduced if you can stop their creativity, that was our success in the first match and now we need to repeat the situation.
‘The Gunners are not your typical English club, for me they are more European with a style like Spanish and German teams.’
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