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Bayern Munich vs Arsenal preview, match line up and score line prediction. by KJ

The sad truth is that this tie is all but lost. Our inability to defend in the first leg has created a monumental task for our players in Germany. We have to go to the Allianz and beat arguably the best side in Europe 3 – 0 at least to qualify for the next round. That’s an extremely difficult task for the likes of Barcelona and Madrid, let alone Arsenal.

Fortunately for us, our extremely slim chances are helped by the fact that Bayern have a catalogue of players out for the game tomorrow which contains Ribery, Boateng, Badstuber and Schweinsteiger. Robben is also a doubt for a starting place. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal will need every advantage they can get to produce a famous victory in Munich and progress to the Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of Bayern. There is some good news for the Gunners today, though, as it appears that Franck Ribery will definitely miss Wednesday’s clash at the Allianz Arena while Arjen Robben is a real doubt.

Bayern will already have to do without their midfield general Bastian Schweinsteiger and defender Jerome Boateng because they are suspended. Bayern still have plenty of good players available, but they will definitely be weakened by the absence of these players. .......Read the full article here

After Arsenal lost at home to Bayern Munich three weeks ago, their midfielder Franck Ribery admitted that the German side was surprised at how easy the Gunners had made it for them. He certainly had a point, especially on their goals which were all quite preventable. Not many football experts expect Arsenal to overturn the 3-1 deficit, but the Bayern players are steeling themselves for a much better performance in the second leg.

Javi Martinez joined Bayern from Athletic Bilbao in the summer, and is one of the main reasons that they have improved so much since last season. This season is his first in the Champions League and he is urging his team mates to be ready for a backlash from the Gunners, and stick to their own game plan. .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger has been sweating on the fitness of the French international centre back Laurent Koscielny, as Arsenal have been hit with defensive injuries in this crucial period of the season. The 27-year old had to sit out yesterday’s training in the hope of being able to play tonight, and it seems to have worked, as the Mirror reports he is fit to play.

Hopefully Koscielny will not have to pull out just before the match as he did against Sunderland, because that would really leave the Gunners with no spare ammunition. As it is, the Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen should play at left back because of the injury to Kieran Gibbs and the fact that Nacho Monreal is cup tied after playing in the Champions league for Malaga this season. .......Read the full article here

Nobody can accuse the Arsenal number one Wojciech Szczesny of having a problem with his self confidence, and the 22-year old stopper has declared that he has no fear of tonight’s German opposition Bayern Munich. The Polish international is well aware of their record this season, but he has faith in himself and his Arsenal team mates, and he seems to be expecting to surprise a few people tonight.

In fact, Szczesny revealed that there was just one team that he was really hoping to avoid in the Champions league draw, and they are the team widely acknowledged as being the best team in the world, some say of all time, Barcelona. Munich are, however, second favourites after the Catalan club to lift the trophy this season, but that does not worry our Shezza. .......Read the full article here

Who will play Left Back against Bayern? by KJ

The game against Bayern Munich draws inexorably closer and there’s a growing worry that we’ll be extremely short in the left back position against one of the best teams in Europe. There are really only two options for the left back position against Munich – Sagna and Vermaelen. Fortunately, Santos won’t be an option after securing a loan move to Gremio today. .......Read the full article here