Arsenal interim head coach Renee Slegers insists her side can go all out in the Women's Champions League after beating Bayern Munich 3-2 in Group C.
Mariona Caldentey's late penalty sealed the victory for the Gunners, who needed to win the match to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.
Glodis Vigosdottir scored an own goal in the first half before Alessia Russo added the home side's second goal in an even match. Slegers thinks they can compete with the best teams in Europe.
Speaking about her team's chances of reaching the final, Slegers told DAZN: “We have to have that belief, and we have that belief, especially after today.
“There are things we can do better in the game, but against Liverpool it was the same [1-0 win on Sunday]. We are not playing our best game, but we still found ways to win and that is a sign of a top team.
“The eight teams that advance will be top teams. It is positive to see how women's football has grown and how the football is played.”
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The clash with Bayern was played at Meadow Park after it was controversially moved from the Emirates Stadium due to a scheduling conflict with the men's team when they played Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup quarter-finals.
However, Slegers claims her team felt just as comfortable at the smaller venue, and wanted to focus on the match itself.
She said: “It's so intimate to play here because you're so close to the fans.
“It definitely felt like a home game. The field was much smaller. We feel good here, we feel comfortable and it was a good performance.”
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