The second leg of the Champions League 1/4 finals is in full swing, as the Premier League giants, Arsenal, will challenge the Bundesliga giants Bayern away, the two sides will duel at 3 o'clock in the morning on April 18, Beijing time, who wins and who advances, will be broadcast live on CCTV5+ channel.
According to German transfer statistics, Arsenal's whole team is worth as much as 1.12 billion euros, second only to Manchester City, Bayern's whole team is also worth 980 million euros, and the two teams together reach 2.1 billion euros.
The two teams have met a lot in the Champions League in the past, a total of 13 times, Arsenal won 3, drew 3 and lost 7 at the bottom of the disadvantage, except for the first leg last week, the last three times against Bayern Munich have suffered a 1-5 defeat. It can be said that Bayern is Arsenal's number one bitter host in the Champions League.
According to statistics, Arsenal has been eliminated by Bayern Munich in four of the previous seven seasons in the Champions League round of 16, including 2-3 in 2004/05, 3-3 in 2012/13 (with fewer away goals), 1-3 in 2013/14 and 2-10 in 2016/17.
Now, with Bayern's dominance declining, coupled with discord within the team and disbelief in coach Tuchel, Arsenal has also been given a chance to "upset".
After Arsenal's home defeat to Villa at the weekend, Rice said Arsenal were going to respond in the Champions League to reach the semi-finals: "This is a great chance for us to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, we have a special night at the Allianz Stadium and we have to give it our all to show everyone why we have come this far." ”
If Bayern is eliminated, Arsenal will return to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 15 years and continue to retain their hopes of winning the title. In addition, Arsenal will also give Bayern four seasons empty, the latter has missed the Bundesliga, German Cup, German Super Cup three championships, Kane's "championship curse" impact is becoming more and more obvious, this blockbuster signing of nearly 100 million euros is also a miserable Bayern again and again.
Before the game, Kicker predicted in advance the starting lineups that both teams would field.
Bayern are expected to start: Manuel Neuer, Kimmich, De Ligt, Dier, Mazraoui, Aleksandar Pavlovich, Goretzka, Sane, Thomas Muller, Musiala, Harry Kane
Arsenal expected starters: David Raya, Ben White, Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Tomiyasu, Odegaard, Jorginho, Declan Rice, Saka, Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli