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Fri 09 Sep 2007Lehmann insists he is number oneWales v Germany:Arsenal and Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is confident he remains number one for club and country - and has fired a broadside at the press who have doubted his position.Lehmann, who will play through the pain barrier for Germany in their qualifier in Wales tomorrow, could not bite his tongue when grilled by the German media at a press conference yesterday. "I feel I am the number one at Arsenal and Germany, although I know I have to train hard every day to justify this," he said.