With qualification already assured for the last 16 and top spot, Tuesday night's clash in Athens is of little consequence to the Gunners. However, who qualifies behind them is still up for grabs, with even bottom club Borussia Dortmund not completely out of contention. Arsenal have been in this position before two seasons ago, when Wenger elected to send a young side out to Greece with an average age of just 21 - the youngest ever in the Champions League - and resulted in a 1-0 defeat. While the Gunners boss did not rule out another similar squad selection, Wenger maintains whatever starting line-up runs out at Karaiskakis Stadium will be able to give their hosts a game. "First, the priority is to respect the competition and to win our game. That is what I will try to do," the Arsenal manager said. "I will go with a side who has experience and give the chance as well to some young players. "I have done that against Manchester City [in the Carling Cup quarter-final], and you could see the team was really up for it. "The target is to respect the competition, win our game and finish the group stage unbeaten." Wenger feels his squad deserve great credit for their achievements in Europe this season. "We haven't lost a game up until now and I believe we had a very difficult group," he said. "Dortmund are certainly the best side in Germany at the moment, Olympiacos and Marseille are not easy games and when you look at where we had to come from against Udinese [in the play-off], I feel we can be quite satisfied with the way we managed to get through." Arsenal may be safely into the knockout stages with a match to spare, but the same cannot be said for Barclays Premier League rivals Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United. Tottenham, meanwhile, look unlikely to progress through from the group stage of the Europa League. While many would happily revel in some Schadenfreude, Wenger feels a scenario of the Gunners as England's only representatives in the knockout stages of Europe's elite club competition would not be a positive outlook. "It would be a little bit of a disadvantage [in the Premier League], but that is a catastrophic scenario for England and would basically harm our places in Europe for the future," the Arsenal manager said. "That is what you don't want - that you go from four to three [Champions League places]. "Hopefully that will not happen. "Of course the teams like Manchester United would then focus on the FA Cup and the [domestic] championship, but lets see - I don't think that will happen."
