The last time Arsenal and Bayern Munich faced each other it was a massacre. The record champion won over two games in 2017 with a whopping 10-2. The last three Champions League meetings all ended in a 5-1 win for the Germans, but this season the proportions are different.
Arsenal are still competing for the title in the Premier League. Mikel Arteta’s playing style has received a lot of praise this season and North London is hoping to finally win the first Champions League. Despite a difficult eighth final, in which it only managed to beat FC Porto on penalties, they will The Gunners so approach the diptych with confidence.
The situation is very different at Bayern Munich. For the first time in twelve years, the team, which includes Matthijs de Ligt, seems to be missing out on the national championship and is in danger of a season without any prizes. Bayern Munich and head coach Thomas Tuchel have already drawn their conclusions from this: the German coach will leave at the end of the season. The last hope will be on winning the Champions League, but then they will first have to deal with the very strong English.
For the third season in a row, Real Madrid and Manchester City meet in the Champions League. Last season, Pep Guardiola’s team defeated the Spaniards, but a season earlier it was the Madrid side who triumphed. In both cases, the victory ultimately led to the final victory in the million-dollar ball, so it is a match to keep a close eye on.
In Madrid the focus is entirely on the Champions League. In the competition it has a comfortable lead of eight points over closest attacker FC Barcelona and it is no longer active in the Copa del Rey. Carlo Ancelotti’s team will do everything it can to become the best in Europe for the fifteenth time. With stars like Jude Bellingham, Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo, the Spaniards have nothing to fear from anyone.
After finally winning the first Champions League last season,… The Citizens more now. Unlike the opponent, Manchester City cannot afford to focus only on the Champions League. In the Premier League it is fully involved in a title battle and it is also still active in the FA Cup. However, it is not in Guardiola’s nature to ignore a tournament, so the English will go all out for a new treble. Perhaps the toughest hurdle for that is the reunion with Real Madrid, but a hurdle that is certainly not impossible.
