In the first leg of the Champions League 1/4 finals on April 10, Beijing time, Arsenal played Bayern Munich at home. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring with an equaliser, Gnabry equalised, Kane equalised from the penalty spot and Leandro Trossard equalised as Arsenal drew 2-2 with Bayern Munich, ending a run of three consecutive defeats to their opponents and becoming the eighth team to score 300 Champions League goals. Bayern ended a two-game losing streak in all competitions and went a three-game winless streak. Kane has scored seven goals and provided three assists in the Champions League this season, making him the most goalscorer in the Champions League.
It's a €2.1 billion matchup. Arsenal is ranked 4th in the world club, with a total value of 1.12 billion euros, and is unbeaten in 7 games, 6 wins and 1 draw in all competitions recently. Bayern Munich are ranked 11th in the world and are worth a total of 970 million euros, but their recent form has been extremely inconsistent, and after a five-game unbeaten run last month, they have suffered two consecutive defeats in the last two rounds of the Bundesliga.
Arsenal continued to use the 433 attacking lineup for this game, with Saka, Havertz and Martinelli forming the forward trident, Odegaard, Jorginho and Rice forming the midfield, White, Saliba, Gabriel and Kiwior forming the defensive line, and Raya as the goalkeeper. Bayern sent a 421 formation, with Kane, Gnabry, Musiala and Sane in attack, Goretzka and Laimer as the double midfield, Davies, De Ligt, Dier, Kimmich and Neuer at the back.
Martinelli fired a left-footed volley directly from the top of the arc in the seventh minute, and the ball narrowed into the goal. In the 12th minute, Ode High School picked up a pass in front, Saka took the ball and was intercepted, Havertz grabbed it back, Ben White sent a diagonal pass, Saka scored in the far corner of the box, and Arsenal led 1-0.
In the 16th minute, Ben White won the ball in the penalty area and shot directly with his feet, which was saved by Neuer. In the 18th minute, Arsenal made a mistake in the backfield pass, Kivior stopped the ball and failed to stop to hand over the ball, Goretzka passed straight, Gnabry cut into the penalty area and scored a goal, Bayern equalized 1-1.
In the 21st minute, Kiwior's header from the middle of the penalty area was held by Neuer. In the 26th minute, Arsenal's corner kick cross caused chaos in front of goal, and Neuer cleverly held the ball.
In the 28th minute, Kane's midfield cross was caught by Raya. In the 30th minute, Sane broke through on the right side and rushed into the penalty area and was fouled by Saliba to get a penalty, Kane scored the penalty, and Bayern overtook the score 2-1.
In the 34th minute, Bayern made a long pass from the backfield, and Sane created a single chance to rush into the penalty area, but failed to form a shot under the interference of multiple defenders on the opposing side.
In the 55th minute of the second half, Rice took a free kick from the side and shot directly into the goal, and the ball flew slightly over the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line. In the 76th minute, Gabriel Jesus flickered in the penalty area, calmly smashed the ball past two defenders and crossed, and Trossard followed up in time to push and break the net to level the score at 2-2 and achieve the feat of substitution.
In the closing stages of the game, Saka collided with Manuel Neuer in the 95th minute and fell to the ground, and the referee ruled that there was no foul after watching VAR, and the game ended with Arsenal shaking hands with Bayern.
Stats after the game showed Arsenal had 59% possession and 4 of 13 shots on target, while Bayern had 8 shots on goal with 2 on target. Bayern are at a disadvantage in possession but have a higher conversion rate of goals.