Bayern Munich vs Arsenal: team news
Former Arsenal player Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman are both absent through injury, but Leroy Sane is expected to be fit.
Alphonso Davies is suspended after being booked in the first leg, while Sacha Boey and Bouna Sarr are both long-term absentees.
Arsenal are sweating over the fitness of captain Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka after the former was sent off on Sunday for an unspecified issue.
Saka was also seen limping at the end of the match and Arteta refused to confirm whether both were fit to start.
Jurrien Timber remains the club’s only confirmed absentee, but Arteta will likely ring the changes after an opening defeat in 2024.
Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal
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The heavyweights played out a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their quarter-final last week before suffering a European hangover on their return to the domestic front.
Arsenal relinquished their grip on the Premier League title race when they were beaten 2-0 at home to Aston Villa on Sunday.
Bayern, meanwhile, may have beaten Cologne 2-0 on Saturday but had to watch Bayer Leverkusen end their dominance of Germany’s top flight.
Thomas Tuchel’s side had won every Bundesliga crown since 2013, but have now missed out on Harry Kane’s first season at the club.
The return to the Champions League has added stakes for both teams, with Bayern losing three quarter-finals in a row since winning the trophy in 2020, while Arsenal return to Munich looking to banish the demons of their two defeats 5-1 away in 2015 and 2017.