Arsène Wenger thinks that if Arsenal win in Europe tonight, they will be "90 per cent" sure of qualification.
The Gunners' boss was talking ahead of the Champions League game about the need to wrap the matter of qualifying up quickly and his worries about the gap in the Premier League between his team and league leaders Chelsea.
Regarding Champions League qualification, he said: "The target is for us to do that as quickly as possible. First to do it. If we win, we are 90 per cent there."
He, however, feels that the margin in which the Gunners can make a mistake in the Premier League is "very limited", due to mixed results so far, admitting that the gap of 10 points between Arsenal and Chelsea is a lot.
Wenger also spoke of how the team needs to be more efficient defensively.
The Arsenal boss is also preparing for the club's Annual General Meeting on Thursday. The club's seven years without a trophy and other issues like the sale of players including Robin van Persie are likely to come up as hot topics. Though he says he will be defending the club, he says that he understands the fans' frustrations.
"Who doesn't share the frustration, of course? I understand every frustration. I am not a racist against frustration. But I think overall the club is in a very strong position.
"They have a good team, they have fantastic players, they have a strong financial situation. People feel as well that the players have a good attitude. It's down to us now to make the maximum of this during the season.
"There is no reason really to be doom and gloom. Who doesn't share the frustration? But the most difficult thing at the top level is to be consistent and one day you will see that. We have lost many players. I think to combine (it all); we have a good team, a strong financial situation and to be consistent is not easy."
Arsenal go into tonight's Champions League game against Schalke as leaders of Group B, with six points in the competition so far.
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