We have reached the quarterfinals of the 2023/24 Champions League and the German champions are in action in London.
The game between Arsenal and Bayern Munich will be played on the 9th of April at the Emirates Stadium.
This is the first leg of the tie and the hosts are currently top of the Premier League on 71 points while the visitors are 2nd in the Bundesliga on 60 points.
Keeping the momentum going 💪Watch the highlights from today's 3-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion👇 pic.twitter.com/quAG3uqJVL— Arsenal (@Arsenal) April 6, 2024
Keeping the momentum going 💪Watch the highlights from today's 3-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion👇 pic.twitter.com/quAG3uqJVL
Arsenal come into this match on the back of a good 3-0 win at Brighton in the Premier League. The Gunners opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute to lead 1-0 at the interval.
Into the second half and Arsenal doubled their advantage in the 62nd minute before scoring a third goal 4 minutes from time.
The win at Brighton means Arsenal are undefeated in their 7 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
There have been wins over Newcastle United, Brentford, and Luton Town at home in the Premier League plus Sheffield United away in the Premier League and Porto at home in the Champions League.
Trends show Arsenal have won only 1 of their 3 most recent games in the Champions League.
The victory came at home over Porto but there was a 1-0 defeat at Porto in the first leg of the round of 16 tie and a 1-1 draw at PSV in the group stage.
Statistics show Arsenal have won only 1 of their last 6 matches against Bayern Munich in the Champions League and have lost each of their last 3 meetings 5-1.
Bayern Munich travel to England on the back of a disappointing 3-2 loss at Heidenheim in the Bundesliga, meaning the title race is all but over in Germany.
Bayern Munich were leading 2-0 at half time but conceded goals in the 50th, 51st, and 79th minutes to lose the match.
The defeat at Heidenheim means Bayern Munich have lost each of their last 2 games, both of which were played in the Bundesliga. There was a 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Borussia Dortmund.
Stats show Bayern Munich are undefeated in 8 of their last 9 Champions League fixtures.
They have won 3 of their last 4 Champions League games on the road, including a 1-0 win at Manchester United in the group stage of the competition.
Both teams have scored in 4 of the last 5 meetings between Bayern Munich and Arsenal in the Champions League.
Team news: Arsenal are without injured defender Jurrien Timber but he is the only confirmed absentee for the hosts.
Bayern Munich are without Sacha Boey, Noel Aseko-Nkili, Bouna Sarr, Tarek Buchmann, and Gabriel Marusic due to injury. There are also doubts over the fitness of Aleksandar Pavlovic.
There is no doubt Arsenal are the form team coming into this game but Bayern Munich have had the better of them in recent clashes. We predict both teams will score and this match could end in a draw, which would suit the Bundesliga club.