Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger still believes his side have a “strong chance” to qualify for the Champions League last 16 for a 16th consecutive season as the Premier League side and Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb face a do-or-die contest.

With both sides struggling at the foot of Group F, each six points adrift of Bayern Munich and Olympiakos, their chances will be buried unless one of them can win at the Emirates today.

Even then, they have to rely on the prospect that Bayern and Olympiakos do not play out a draw at the Allianz Arena.

Yet Wenger’s hopes will have been raised by a period of turmoil for Zagreb, who were hit by two scandals last week.

Their chief executive Zdravko Mamic was arrested on Wednesday for alleged transfer irregularities, while midfielder Arijan Ademi was handed a four-year doping suspension on Friday after testing positive following Dinamo’s 2-1 home win over Arsenal in September.

Wenger is remaining optimistic that his side, whose faltering form continued with a 2-1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, can still overcome long odds and continue their remarkable record of consistently reaching the last 16.

“If you ask my deep gut feeling, I want to stay in the Champions League,” the Frenchman told re-porters when asked if failing to make the last 16 might actually aid their Premier League ambitions.

“We will give absolutely everything to stay in the UEFA Champions League.

“I think Arsenal still have a strong chance but it will be very tight now.”

After watching his side hammered 5-1 at Bayern Munich in their last European outing, Wenger said: “Let’s hope Bayern Munich beat Olympiakos and we win at home against Dinamo Zagreb, which would leave us with a chance to qualify from the last game.”

Dinamo Zagreb’s victory over Arsenal in the first round of matches was shrouded in controversy with Ademi’s failed drugs test. The Arsenal manager then repeated his calls for stronger anti-doping measures from football’s authorities.

Yet Ademi claimed he was innocent while his coach Zoran Mamic told the club’s website (www.gnk-dinamo.hr “To punish a player four years after he and the experts proved that he took a contaminated supplement is senseless.”

Dinamo Zagreb, at least, eased some of their off-pitch woes with Friday’s 2-1 championship win at Slaven Belupo Koprivnica, which kept them second in the first division, two points behind leaders Rijeka.

Group E

  P W D L F A Pts
Barcelona 4 3 1 0 8 2 10
Roma 4 1 2 1 10 10 5
B. Leverkusen 4 1 1 2 11 10 4
B. Borisov 4 1 0 3 4 11 3

B. Leverkusen vs Bate Borisov - 4-1
Roma vs Barcelona - 1-1
Barcelona vs B. Leverkusen - 2-1
Bate Borisov vs Roma - 3-2
Bate Borisov vs Barcelona - 0-2
B. Leverkusen vs Roma - 4-4
Barcelona vs Bate Borisov - 3-0
Roma vs Bayer Leverkusen - 3-2

Playing today
B. Borisov vs B. Leverkusen - 18.00
Barcelona vs Roma - 20.45
09-12-2015: B. L’kusen vs Barcelona
09-12-2015: Roma vs B. Borisov

Group F

  P W D L F A Pts
B. Munich 4 3 0 1 13 3 9
Olympiakos 4 3 0 1 6 6
Arsenal 4 1 0 3 6 10 3
D. Zagreb 4 1 0 3 3 9 3

Dinamo Zagreb vs Arsenal - 2-1
Olympiakos vs Bayern Munich - 0-3
Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb - 5-0
Arsenal vs Olympiakos - 2-3
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich - 2-0
Dinamo Zagreb vs Olympiakos - 0-1
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal - 5-1
Olympiakos vs Dinamo Zagreb - 2-1

Playing today
Arsenal vs D. Zagreb - 20.45
B. Munich vs Olympiakos - 20.45
09-12-2015: D. Zagreb vs B. Munich
09-12-2015: Olympiakos vs Arsenal

Group G

  P W D L F A Pts
Porto 4 3 1 0 9 4 10
Chelsea 4 2 1 1 7 3 7
D. Kiev 4 1 2 1 5 4 5
Maccabi 4 0 0 4 1 11 0

Dynamo Kiev vs Porto - 2-2
Chelsea vs Maccabi - 4-0
Mac. Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kiev - 0-2
Porto vs Chelsea - 2-1
Porto vs Maccabi Tel Aviv - 2-0
Dynamo Kiev vs Chelsea - 0-0
Maccabi vs Porto - 1-3
Chelsea vs Dynamo Kiev - 2-1

Playing today
Porto vs Dynamo Kiev - 20.45
Maccabi vs Chelsea - 20.45
09-12-2015: Dynamo Kiev vs Maccabi
09-12-2015: Chelsea vs Porto

Group H

  P W D L F A Pts
Zenit SP 4 4 0 0 10 4 12
Valencia 4 2 0 2 5 5 6
Ghent 4 1 1 2 4 5 4
Lyon 4 0 1 3 2 7 1

Valencia vs Zenit SP - 2-3
Ghent vs Lyon - 1-1
Lyon vs Valencia - 0-1
Zenit SP vs Ghent - 2-1
Zenit SP vs Lyon - 3-1
Valencia vs Ghent - 2-1
Lyon vs Zenit SP - 0-2
Ghent vs Valencia - 1-0

Playing today
Zenit SP vs Valencia - 18.00
Lyon vs Ghent - 20.45
09-12-2015: Valencia vs Lyon
09-12-2015: Ghent vs Zenit SP

Tomorrow...

Group A
Malmo vs Paris SG - 20.45
S. Donetsk vs Real Madrid - 20.45

Standings: Real Madrid 10; Paris SG 7; S. Donetsk, Malmo 3.

Group B
CSKA vs Wolfsburg - 18.00
Man. United vs PSV - 20.45

Standings: Man. United 7; PSV, Wolfsburg 6; CSKA 4.

Group C
Atl. Madrid vs Galatasaray - 20.45
Astana vs Benfica - 16.00

Standings: Benfica 9; Atl. Madrid 7; Galatasaray 4; Astana 2.

Group D
Juventus vs Man. City - 20.45
B. M’gladbach vs Sevilla - 20.45

Standings: Man. City 9; Juventus 8; Sevilla 3; B. M’gladbach 2.

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