Arsène Wenger does not expect an easy ride as Arsenal aim to get past his former club Monaco and secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in four seasons. The Gunners found themselves unseeded for the knockout stages having finished behind Borussia Dortmund in Group D on goal difference, and so could have again faced one of Europe’s big guns, as they did when coming up against Bayern Munich who ended their hopes in the past two seasons. Monaco were viewed as one of the weaker seeds, have scored only four Champions League goals this season, but still qualified as winners of Group C ahead of Bayer Leverkusen. However, Wenger – who guided...
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