Paul Clement says he is happy to take time out from Swansea’s Premier League relegation scrap to help plot Arsenal’s Champions League downfall.
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As for Arsenal, they travel to Germany for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash looking to give themselves the opportunity to progress through to the quarter-finals of this competition for the first time since 2010.
Barring their 5-1 thrashing at the Allianz Arena last term, the Gunners have fared well away at the Bavarian giants with a win and draw proving to be ineffective due to first leg results at home.
It was previously reported that the 32-year-old would be allowed to leave the Emirates in the summer when his contract runs out, but earlier this month it was revealed that Arsenal are set to extend his deal.
Arsenal have won just three of their 10 European battles while Bayern have taken away five victories.
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Bayern Munich will secure a first-leg advantage against Arsenal if they play their own game, according to Robert Lewandowski.
TV: FS1 (In Portland, Comcast 723/408, DirecTV 219). “We know that we can change some of the negative feelings around because of what’s going on in the Premier League at the moment”.
If you back Arsenal +1.0 on the Asian Handicap at [2.12], you’ll have an odds-against victor if Arsenal win or draw, and you’ll only lose you stake if the Gunners are beaten by two goals or more. “That would be a good night for us”. In fact, a report carried by the Telegraph suggested Arsene might be tempted to drop him on Wednesday.
The German worldwide has come under fire this season for his limited impact in the big games, as well as a poor defensive work rate.
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Since Bayern have led at the break in 12 of their last 14 Champions League home games, we’re backing the home Win/Win double and also siding with the hosts to cover the -1 handicap.
