german playmaker mesut ozil has called on his arsenal team mates to believe they have what it takes to produce their own miracle result in monte carlo on tuesday night the gunners' hopes of progress to the quarter finals of europe's elite club competition are all but over following a disappointing 3 1 defeat in the first leg at the emirates stadium last month no team has recovered from more than a single goal deficit going into an away leg in the champions league era mesut ozil believes arsenal can beat monaco by three goals to reach the champions league quarter finals  no club have ever overturned such a deficit, but the german says his team should take heart from recent form  arsenal were in fine form to beat west ham on saturday, with olivier giroud playing a part in all three goals  ozil says the gunners can carry their momentum into the midweek tie and progress past monaco  monaco beat nine man bastia 3 0 in ligue 1 on friday night to extend their formidable defensive record with only seven goals conceded from the last 22 games leonardo jardim's side did not let in a goal in three home ties during the champions league group stages, but despite all the odds being stacked against the barclays premier league side ozil feels arsenal are well worth a gamble 'when you believe in yourselves, a positive energy grows that you can achieve your aims in football, things that may look unlikely can happen i know that if we believe in ourselves and utilise our potential, we can still go through,' ozil told arsenal player 'we need to score three goals and monaco are a team that play defensively, but we have to take initiative and score the first goal as quickly as possible to boost our confidence ozil and giroud cut a dejected figure while arsenal were being beaten at home by monaco last month  the gunners will need to overturn a two goal deficit against a team who rarely concede  but ozil is confident that they have enough going forward, and can win if they seize the early initiative  'it is going to be difficult to score three times because they have defended well in the tournament so far, but if you look at our past matches and the way we played against manchester united (in the fa cup quarter final) last week, i think there's a chance we can still progress 'when you look at the manchester united game, we controlled it and deserved to win the game, that just shows that if we convert what the manager encourages us to do into the games, we can achieve a lot' ozil added: 'we know the quality we have in our team   there are world class players here 'look at our options in attack, where a variety of players can and do score goals that's a positive for us and we will make sure to give everything in monaco to advance to the next round' ozil has returned from three months out with a knee injury looking a much stronger player, covering plenty of ground ozil was taken off early on saturday, along with alexis sanchez, to preserve them for midweek in monaco  the german, who was out with injury for much of this season, has come back stronger and fitter than ever  the 26 year old former real madrid midfielder feels he is benefiting from his new training regime 'i wanted to be as fit as possible when i returned after my injury i worked on the upper part of my body as well as paying attention to my nutrition,' he said 'i underwent treatment to get myself fit as soon as possible and to prevent the injury from returning i am on a good path now 'i worked really hard and i think it shows in training and in matches that i am fresher 'i am really happy to be back on the pitch and able to do what i most love' tuesday night will see wenger return to the stade louis ii for the first time since his successful spell in charge which saw them win the 1988 french league title and coupe de france in 1991, as well as reaching the 1992 european cup winners' cup final and semi finals of the champions league
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arsenal trail monaco 3 1 after champions league last 16 first leg  the gunners need to score at least three times in monaco to progress  but ozil insists that his team's good form means they should be confident  arsenal breezed past west ham 3 0 at home on saturday 