17/04 Football Predictions: Bayern Munich hosts Arsenal for a place in the Champions League semis

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Arsenal will be hoping to make it to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League when they face Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.

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This quarter-final tie is finely balanced as it heads to Germany for the second leg, with the score even at 2-2. Both teams are looking to overcome a Champions League knockout hoodoo by reaching the semi-finals.

Bayern have lost three quarter-finals in a row since lifting the trophy in 2020 whereas Arsenal have not reached the final four since 2009. The Gunners are also looking to bounce back from a demoralising late defeat to Aston Villa, whereas Thomas Tuchel’s Munich beat Koln as their Bundesliga title defence officially ended. 

H2H / Stats 

Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny scored for Arsenal’s only ever away win at Bayern, in the second leg of their last-16 tie in 2013. However, they still went out on away goals.

Bayern Munich wins: 7

Arsenal wins: 3

Draws: 3

Team News 

Hosts Bayern will be without first-choice left-back Alphonso Davies due to suspension. Fellow wideman Gnabry, Leroy Sane and Kingsley Coman have also entered the treatment room with injuries of varying severity; the former’s hamstring issue and Coman’s groin problem will render them unavailable, while a question mark is hanging over Sane’s head owing to a knock.

Sacha Boey (hip), Bouna Sarr (ACL), Tarek Buchmann (hamstring) and Gabriel Marusic (ACL) remain confined to the infirmary as well, but Manuel Neuer – rested for the weekend’s beating of Koln as a precaution – should be fine to guard the posts.

Arsenal will be worried about captain Martin Odegaard who could not complete the full 90 in the loss to Villa due to an unspecified issue. Jurrien Timber is a guaranteed absentee.

Probable Line-Up

Bayern Munich XI: Neuer (GK), Kimmich, Dier, De Ligt, Guerreiro, Laimer, Goretzka, Muller, Musiala, Sane, Kane

Arsenal XI: Raya (GK) White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu, Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice, Saka, Havertz, Martinelli

Verdict 

This will be a closely contested affair just as witnessed in the first leg. Bayern have injury issues but they are still the favourites heading into the game.

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