Dinamo Zagreb manager Zoran Mamic is looking to once again cause an upset against Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal. The Croatian side travel to north London level on point with the Gunners and have an outside chance of making it to the knockout round of the Champions League.
In the reverse fixture the Gunners were comfortably beaten on a controversial night in Zagreb, with striker Olivier Giroud seeing red for two bookable offences in the first half.
That game has since been the centre of attention as midfielder Arijan Ademi failed a drug test following the win and has subsequently been banned from football for four years.
Mamic is confident that his team can cope with the absence of key players and compete against the north Londoners.
The Croatian expressed his surprise over the poor run of form exhibited by the English giants in the Champions League. Arsenal have lost three of their opening four fixtures in the group stages.
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The 44-year-old is aware that the Gunners can still make it to the knockout round if they can get the desired results in their remaining two matches and other games go their way, but the Croatian is expecting his team to dent Arsenal’s chances of progression.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Mamic said via his club's site: “Often this season we've been playing without important players and we've shown we can compete, so I've no doubt players will be playing at the level.
“For me it was a surprise [that Arsenal have struggled] because I expected they would be, along with Bayern, leaders of the group.
“But Arsenal can still qualify from the last two rounds. Of course, we have to try to spoil these plans.”
