Arsenal vs Bayern München – Tuesday 19:45 GMT/20:45 CET Emirates Stadium – London. The first leg had something of schoolboys against men quali
Arsenal vs Bayern München – Tuesday 19:45 GMT/20:45 CET Emirates Stadium – London.
Arsenal vs Bayern München will take place at the Emirates Stadium in London.
The first leg had something of schoolboys against men quality, as Bayern convincingly dismantled Arsenal to win the match 5-1 at the Allianz Arena. The first leg also seems to have kicked off Bayern’s season; the Bavarians have been on fire since facing Arsenal.
On matchday 22 of the Bundesliga, Bayern dismantled relegation candidate Hamburger SV 8-0. The Bavarians also advanced to the semi-final of the DFB Pokal after convincingly beating Schalke 04 with a 3-0 outcome.
Bayern have indeed looked unbeatable since the first leg against Arsenal. Carlo Ancelotti finally seems to be getting the best out of a Bayern squad that, despite positive results, seems to be missing something special this season.
This last part is bad news for Arsenal, who still dare to dream that they can perhaps overturn the result against Bayern in their home games at the Emirates. But, with the North Londoners needing to score four unanswered goals, Arsenal will have to go on the attack right away.
Bayern have shown all year that they relish playing opposition who are willing to open up their defence. With this in mind, it is difficult to imagine that Bayern will be kept off the score sheet in England and, with a single Bayern goal, Arsenal will have to score six goals to go through—an impossible mission to say the least.
Arsenal vs Bayern München – Players to look out for:
Robert Lewandowski was in fine form on the weekend, scoring three goals in Bayern München’s 8-0 win over Hamburg. Carlo Ancelotti chose to take the Polish striker off after around 50 minutes in order to rest him for the midweek clash against Schalke.
Robert Lewandowski is our player to watch for Arsenal vs Bayern München. (ROBERT MICHAEL/AFP/Getty Images)
Mesut Özil was rested on the weekend against Liverpool. The German national team player had a poor evening in the first leg against Bayern at the Allianz Arena. The performance, and his tendency to disappear in big matches, has meant that Arsenal supporters have singled out the 28-year-old playmaker as one of the faces of Arsenal’s lack of success. Özil will therefore be motivated to repair some of the damage in the second leg.
Arsenal vs Bayern München – Match Stats
- Bayern have won only three of their last 13 UEFA Champions League away games, losing seven.
- Bayern have not won any of their last eight knockout games away from home (D4 L4) since the 2-0 success at Arsenal in 2014.
- They have lost on their last two visits to England; before that they were unbeaten in four, winning three and drawing one. Their record away to English teams is W5 D8 L8.
- Bayern have recorded home first-leg victories 50 times in UEFA competition and have triumphed in all but eight ties, including the last ten.
- When winning 4-0 at home first, they have won all four ties on aggregate; their record in those second-leg matches is W3 D1.
Futbolgrad Network Prediction: Arsenal vs Bayern München 2-2
Possible Lineups
Arsenal
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Cech – Monreal, Koscielny, Mustafi, Bellerin – Xhaka, Coquelin – Welbeck, Iwobi, Oxlaide-Chamberlain – Giroud
Manager: Arsène Wenger
Bayern München
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Neuer – Alaba, Hummels, Javi Martínez, Kimmich – Vidal, Alonso – Ribéry, Thiago, Robben – Lewandowski
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
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