The Gunners manager is confident his side have what it takes to see off the Greek team in Wednesday's crucial Champions League encounter
Arsene Wenger is optimistic about Arsenal's chances of reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League at the expense of Olympiacos.
The Premier League side sit third in Group F, three points behind their midweek opponents, who beat them 3-2 at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal must match or beat that 3-2 scoreline to book their place in the next round, making their 16th consecutive appearance in the knockout stages of the tournament.
"Personally the record means a lot because it's important for the club and for the players," Wenger told Arsenal's official website ahead of the crucial tie.
"I want to win and I want to qualify. Our job is to win the next game and do what is requested.
"There is one positive thing for us - we know exactly what we have to do. We know that we have to go for it from the start. So let's do that and hopefully we can get through.
"We know what is expected and we have studied Olympiacos."
Arsenal recorded a hard-fought win over Sunderland at the weekend without the injured Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin, but Wenger expects a different game against Olympiacos.
"We changed the team completely against Sunderland because we’ve lost the core in midfield of Santi and Francis in the past two weeks and we had to find a new balance," he added.
"We were a bit insecure as well because we had not won last week.
"But I believe Olympiacos will be a different game psychologically, it's clear, we just have to go for it."
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