Bayern eliminated Arsenal 4 times, Tuchel rushed to the semifinals, CCTV5 broadcast live
The 2023/24 Champions League season continues, and at 3 a.m. Beijing time on April 18, Bayern hosted the Premier League giants Arsenal in a key match in the second leg of the Champions League 1/4 finals, and the two teams drew 2-2 at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg. In the last four Champions League knockout games between the two teams, Bayern Munich have had the last laugh and eliminated Arsenal to advance. CCTV's CCTV5 sports channel will broadcast the match live.
Bayern's record of 11 consecutive Bundesliga titles has just been ended by Bayer Leverkusen, with Bayern Munich under Thomas Tuchel hitting a new low, and their proud Bundesliga dominance being shattered by Marcos Alonso, who won the Bundesliga title five games ahead of schedule. In fact, Bayern showed signs of collapse after Tuchel took over, and almost lost the title last season, but Dortmund dropped the chain at the last moment to save Tuchel's life.
Bayern suffered a number of sudden collapses this season, the German Super Cup was defeated by RB Leipzig and missed the title, the German Cup was eliminated by the German Cup team Saarbrübu, the 1-5 away defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt, and the 0-1 home defeat to Bremen. As a result, Bayern missed out on the title in all competitions in Germany, and now only the Champions League title is left to compete for.
Arsenal matured under Mikel Arteta's squad, but last season collapsed abruptly in April, leading to a title win overtaken by Manchester City. Arsenal have been more aggressive this season, once leading the table, but in the last round of the Premier League, Arsenal lost 0-2 at home to Aston Villa, thus ceding the top spot, Manchester City came back to the top, leaving Gunners fans in despair, and last season's collapse seems to be repeated.
Bayern are worth 929 million euros and have a star-studded squad, with Tuchel boasting players such as Leroy Sane, Harry Kane, Gnabry, Koeman, Kimmich, Goretzka, Manuel Neuer and Kim Min-jae. Arsenal are worth a little more, reaching 1.12 billion euros, and Arteta has Saka, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard, Martinelli, Rice, Gabriel, Saliba, Thomas, Gabriel and other famous players. The sum of the two teams' worth is converted into 15.5 billion yuan.
Bayern beat Cologne 2-0 at home in the last round of the Bundesliga, ending a two-game winless streak, and with 63 points in the league and the level of points with dark horse Stuttgart, the second place may be lost at any time, but Champions League qualification is secure, and now Tuchel's only goal is the Champions League.
Arsenal suffered a blow at home in the last round of the Premier League, defeated by dark horse Aston Villa, thus losing the initiative to win the title, blocked on both fronts, and two consecutive winless games have put Arteta under great pressure, and a slight carelessness will repeat the scene of the collapse in the last minute of last season.
Judging from the injury situation of the two teams, Gnabry, Koeman, Sarr and Buchmann in the Bayern team will be out due to injury, and it is unknown whether Sane can play, among which the injuries of Coman and Gnabry have a greater impact on Bayern's attack. On the other hand, Arsenal's squad remained more stable, with only one injured player.
Judging from the head-to-head records of the two teams, in the Champions League knockout round, Bayern has successfully advanced against Arsenal in the previous 4 times, which can be said to be Arsenal's nemesis. Bayern has now lost the Bundesliga title and can concentrate on the Champions League, while Arsenal is affected by the Premier League title, especially the loss at home in the last round has dealt a huge blow to the morale of Arsenal players.