Arsenal can win Champions League says Jurgen Klopp

Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp believes Arsenal can win the Champions League, but only if they can avoid Bayern Munich.

Klopp, who saw his side beaten 1-0 at home by the Gunners, believes Arsene Wenger’s side can go all the way.

“Yes (Arsenal can win the Champions League). They are young, healthy and good technicians,” he said.

“They won a clever game tonight and could go to the final and win it – as long as they don’t play against Bayern Munich.”

Despite the defeat, Klopp feels Dortmund’s qualification hopes remain in their own hands, with a home match against Napoli and a trip to bottom club Marseille the final two Group F fixtures.

“We had 11 shots before they scored and sometimes it was like they were defending with four legs, but football is a game of results,” he said.

“It is difficult after the game, but you have to look forward. It is a very strong group and the positive news tonight is that two wins and we will qualify.”

Arsenal are in pole position to make it out of the group and manager Wenger hailed his side’s intelligence after their win at the Westfalenstadion.

“This is a huge result. We had a united, focused performance, especially defensively.

“We had a lot of possession, but it was a bit sterile possession in the first half because we could not create chances.

“It was a question of being focused and intelligent, and not to make the first mistake, to wait for the moment where we could create openings in their defence. We did that.

“We had a difficult period at start of second half, but after we scored I felt we could have scored a second goal and we were less under pressure. Overall it’s a huge win here.

“If you look at the results they have made at home in the Champions League, not many teams have achieved that.”

Wenger continued: “We looked more stable defensively because we have experience in midfield not to lose the ball in stupid positions.

“Dortmund are especially dangerous when you lose the ball, and to counter that, you need maturity.

“If you have a very young team tonight you would be overrun and lose that game by a very high score. We look more stable defensively.”