Arsenal beat Bayern last time out, but had previously sunk to disappointing defeats to Olympiakos and Dinamo Zagreb.
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Bayern Munich vs Arsenal 2015 (start time 11:45 am PST) is the UCL rematch of the week. Overall Bayern has that one loss, three wins and one draw in their last five matches. Bayern had more than 70% of the possession but Frankfurt had managed the same amount of shots on the goal as their opponents which points at Bayern’s dip in shot conversion rate.
“I am growing in every game and getting more experience”.
Concerned that unnecessary fouls and yellow cards could play into the hands of the Bundesliga champions the boss laid down the gauntlet to his injury-hit squad as they look to avoid a defeat that would leave qualification to the Champions League knockout rounds out of their hands.
Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring with a header in the 10th minute before a brace for Thomas Muller and goals from David Alaba and substitute Arjen Robben secured an impressive victory for Bayern. We have shown that in the first game. “They play long balls to Giroud”.
Arsene Wenger knows that facing an angry Bayern Munich on their own patch isn’t going to be easy and as such he’s urged his players to be disciplined in the way they defend. “That would have given Arsenal confidence, and I am sure they now have the belief they can come to Munich and get a good result”. However, the gunners kept pace with the league leaders Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table by walking past Swansea in a comfortable 3-0 win this past weekend.
The Spaniard had just a glittering a career as a player than he now does as manager, forming a key part of the Barcelona side in his day and serving as an influence on the likes of Xavi, Andres Iniesta and former Gunner Cesc Fabregas.
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The Gunners are in the middle of an injury crisis and are now without nine first-team players including Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jack Wilshere.
