Wenger, however, admitted after the 3-1 defeat the Gunners may have an easier task qualifying for next year's Champions League than staying in this season's tournament.
He said after the last 16 first-leg tie: "Let's not hide the truth. It will be extremely difficult against a team of their quality. We have to give our best in Germany and hope things go for us.
"We have two battles and maybe the easier battle will be to be back in the Champions League next season but we have to give absolutely everything and try to change things in the second leg."
Toni Kroos and Thomas Mueller gave Bayern control with two early goals, and even though Lukas Podolski pulled a goal back for Arsenal in the second half, Mario Mandzukic's scrambled third left the Gunners requiring something bordering on miraculous in Germany.
Wenger added: "We played against a very good team who took advantage of every opportunity they created in the first half. We were a bit nervous, Bayern were full of confidence and we paid for it.
"At one point when we got it back to 2-1 it looked like we could make it 2-2 but once they made it 3-1 it looked like Bayern could get another goal because we didn't keep our structure and the last 10 minutes were very difficult.
"We had a good response in the second half and the players gave absolutely everything. They came up against a team that had no doubts at all. They have a history in the last six months where everything is positive. You could see every one of their players was confident to play at full power and confidence - it is not our case at the moment.
"But things sometimes change quickly in three weeks so let's hope we can do it."
The Gunners travel to Munich for the second leg on 13 March.
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