Arsene Wenger is ready to take Arsenal into the latter stages of the Champions League as group winners after claiming Premier League clubs can compete against the competitions best teams. The Gunners can assure themselves of top spot in Group A with victory over Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday evening as they strive to avoid other European heavyweights in the draw for the last-16. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! Qualification into the knockout stages was assured with a 3-2 win at Ludogorets a fortnight ago but, having not progressed beyond the round-of-16 for the past six seasons, they are aiming to finish as group winners for the first time since the 2011-12 season. The Champions League trophy has eluded Wenger during his two-decade reign at Arsenal, while an English team has not reached the final since that same 2011-12 campaign, when Chelsea went all the way. Arsenal can secure top spot in Group A if they beat PSG in the Champions League on Wednesday But Wenger believes English clubs are closing in on the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Asked if Premier League clubs were closing the gap, the Frenchman replied: I feel that, yes.Man City winning against Barcelona, we have an opportunity to show it against Paris Saint-Germain.Everywhere you go, the difference in the Champions League, the teams all play football. In the Premier league, even if you have 80 per cent possession, you can still lose the game. The pressure on the Premier League games is today massive in the Premier League. Wengers side drew 1-1 with the French champions in Paris earlier this season I must say that I watched Real Madrid against Atletico Madrid on Saturday and I was impressed by them. They looked at the moment to be the most dangerous side.When asked if Arsenal are in a position to compete for the Champions League this season, Wenger said: I think we are.We want to show that we can beat any style of team. Thats what we have done since the start of the season. Wednesday we play a team with a different style; a team who play possession, slow and quick. Highlights from Arsenals 1-1 draw with Manchester United We have to show that we can cope with that because they play a lot of possession and then suddenly they play quick with Edinson Cavani, Lucas Moura, they can accelerate a game.We have to show we can deal with that style, a different style to what we are used to. In England, we always play with power.With the likes of Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid both competing in Group D while Borussia Dortmund and holders Real Madrid do battle in Group F, the concept of getting an easier opponent in the last-16 by topping the group and therefore facing a runner-up may be out-dated. Wenger says Manchester Citys win over Barcelona shows English teams can compete with Europes best I feel guilty when we finish second and have a difficult tie, conceded Wenger.Lets finish first and at least we have the advantage to play the second game at home. Hopefully we will be injury free and have everyone available.You want to finish first, knowing that. Is there an actual difference? I dont know. The other groups might look at ours and think: Paris Saint-Germain or Arsenal who is better? I dont know.Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price. Hurry, offer ends December 4! Also See: Arsenal v PSG preview PSG star refused entry into UK Tylers stats: Klopp the tinkerman? Bellerin deal sends message Balenciaga Baratas Chinas Online . But Bourque, who has missed three games with a lower-body injury, wont be in the lineup when the Habs travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Wednesday. Zapatillas Balenciaga España . The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. http://www.balenciagabaratas.es/ . Luis Suarezs double powered Liverpool to a 4-0 victory over Fulham, and Southampton easily overcame Hull 4-1 to continue the south coast clubs impressive start to the season. Liverpool and Southampton sent Chelsea down to fourth place as the west London club was held to 2-2 at home. Zapatillas Balenciaga Baratas . The Vancouver coach and an announced sellout crowd of 18,910 watched in dismay as the Canucks lost 7-4 to the New York Islanders on Monday night by squandering a 3-0 lead in the third period. Comprar Balenciaga Baratas . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Blue Jackets (4-3-1) host the Montreal Canadiens (9-0-1) at Nationwide Arena on Friday.The Canadiens, arguably the hottest team in the NHL, have yet to lose a game in regulation this season. They are riding an eight-game winning streak coming into Columbus.Its nice to arrive in the morning and have the two points there, but we know its time to get back to work at practice. We have to make sure that when the play is there we make it, and we have to start playing that way against Columbus 1/8on Friday 3/8, Habs captain Max Pacioretty told the teams website.Although goaltender Carey Price (6-0-0) stopped 42 shots in their 3-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, the teams sluggish start to the game served as a wake-up call. At one point, they were outshot 24-3 in Wednesdays win.We worked on our execution this morning to make sure were ready to work right from the start of the game tomorrow in Columbus, continued head coach Michel Therrien. We know the Blue Jackets are a hardworking team, and they have a tough building to win in.On the blue line, Shea Weber helps make the Canadiens back end more stable. Since being traded to Montreal from the Nashville Predators straight-up for P.K. Subban, hes tallied four goals and six assists for 10 points in 10 games. He has a plus-minus of plus-14 and is averaging more than 25 minutes per game.The Blue Jackets are above .500 for the first time this season after an overtime win Tuesday against the Dallas Stars. Two factors that factor into Columbus success are their special teams and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.They have the best power play in the NHL,, converting at 35.dddddddddddd0 percent. Add to that their penalty killing unit ranking fifth at 88.9 percent, allowing three goals on 27 chances, and their special teams play is helping them when called upon. Cutting down on the number of penalties they take will help ease the burden on their special teams.Conversely, Montreal is 15th on the power play (20.0 percent), but is second in the NHL when they are a man-down (90.0 percent).Between the pipes, Bobrovsky has started all eight games for the Blue Jackets, recording 4-3-1. Although he gave up five goals in the teams season opener, he has a 2.02 goals-against average and a .941 save percentage.Defensively, Seth Jones (2-4-6) has been a workhorse for the Blue Jackets. The 22-year old leads the team in time on the ice (149:57), and has shined as part of the top-defensive pairing with 19-year-old Zach Werenski.I think Ive been playing pretty consistent, Jones told the teams website. The main thing for me is to be solid defensively first and I think Ive done a pretty good job with that, with Zach, so I think were playing very well together and having a lot of success right now.Jones has been used in all situations, having the ability to skate the puck out of danger, while jumping into the play offensively when warranted.Hes been good all year long, head coach John Tortorella said. He has been ready and hes brought people along with him. As weve talked about: our back end is going to be our engine as we move forward here, and hes a big part of it. ' ' '