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Arsenal's quest for third place in the Premier league continues on Saturday when the team takes on Fulham.
Arsenal's season has been an utter disappointment with the team failing to make noise in the Champions League, FA Cup, or in the Premier League. Next year's Champions league berth could even be in danger as the team is four points behind fourth place Tottenham and five points removed from third place Chelsea.
Arsenal defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 in the second leg of Champions League Round of 16, but their effort was not enough to help them advance.
Arsenal will try to salvage its season when it takes on Bayern Munich.
After Barcelona and AC Milan decide their respective fates, the soccer world will turn to the tilt between Arsenal and Bayern Munich.
Arsenal's season looks lost after the 3-1 thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich. However, coach Arsene Wenger believes that the team can still make a run at a champions league berth for next season.
Prior to Arsenal's embarrassing 3-1 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League round of 16, there was already much talk about the future of manager Arsene Wenger. Arsenal was out of contention for the premier league crown and had already been eliminated from the FA Cup by a second division team. Despite the tough season, Wenger asserts that he is not going anywhere.
Arsenal's 3-1 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich was the latest stroke of bad news for the club in 2012-13. The defeat was so crippling that manager Arsene Wenger does not even feel that the season is salvageable.
The noose has tightened around Arsene Wenger after Arsenal's 3-1 Champions league loss against Bayern Munich.
Arsenal drew second place in Group B behind German side Schalke 04. Wenger's side defeated Montpelier 2-1 in the opener and followed it up with a 3-1 victory over Greek squad Olympiacos. However, during the two matches against Schalke, Arsenal lost 2-0 and drew 2-2. The team regained its form and defeated Montpelier 2-0 to secure a spot in the final round.
Arsenal is entering into the critical period for the 2012-13 season. The team faces off against Blackburn in the A Cup on Saturday, days before taking on Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16.
The biggest Champions League matchup this week is a tilt between Arsenal and Bayern Munich.
Arsenal is slowly falling behind the top five teams in the division and will look to make up some ground when it takes on Stoke City.
Arsenal is slowly running out of time to jump into the top four in the Premier league. They will try to take a major step forward when Arsene Wenger's club takes on Liverpool Wednesday.
On Sunday, Jose Mourinho continued to show his disdain for Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas by leaving the legendary captain out of the starting lineup. Casillas eventually got into the game after a few minutes, but the neglect is a clear indication that the keeper has fallen out of favor with his new boss.
