After a yr’s absence, we kick off within the UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage tonight away to Bayern Munich.
An exceptionally powerful first fixture although it could be, our Gunners have very fond reminiscences from our final assembly with Bayern within the Champions League.
LAST TIME AROUND
It was an unforgettable night time underneath the lights at Emirates Stadium the final time these two sides met.
Drawn collectively within the 2022/23 Champions League quarter-finals, the primary leg at Allianz Arena was a slender 1-0 win for Bayern Munich, courtesy of Lea Schuller.
Torrential rain and a twelfth minute harm to captain Kim Little gave the house leg an inauspicious begin however our staff had lots extra to give.
With a fast, no-look flick from Leah Williamson and a thunderous shot from Frida Maanum into the very prime nook, we have been again on degree phrases within the tie after simply 19 minutes performed. Stina Blackstenius then gave us the lead quickly after to ebook our place within the semi-final in opposition to Wolfsburg.
the opponents
Bayern Munich entered the competitors on the group levels as German champions, with back-to-back Frauen Bundesliga titles and an equally commanding begin to this season’s marketing campaign.
The facet have additionally proven consistency in Europe, reaching the knockout levels yearly since 2018/19 till final season’s unceremonious early exit.
Bayern have added ex-Chelsea legends Pernille Harder and Magdalena Eriksson, and Scottish star Sam Kerr to their ranks since we final met, although their core stays largely the identical. German nationwide staff stalwarts Klara Buhl, Sydney Lohman and Giulia Gwinn are all gamers to be careful for, as is Lionesses midfielder Georgia Stanway.
what the managers say
Eidevall on Bayern: “They’re actually sturdy within the counter-attacking recreation. They transfer with plenty of tempo as soon as they’re dealing with ahead and that half you might have to look out for once you’re enjoying in opposition to them.
“I think they’ve been looking really strong on their set pieces so far this season, so that’s another part you need to watch out for. They’re well organised, a good team but so are we, and while they have strengths, they’ll also have weaknesses, and we need to exploit them. We need to mitigate our weaknesses and play to our strengths, and that’s going to be the tactical battle here tomorrow night.”
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Straus on us: “We performed them two years in the past and I believe their power is that they have plenty of particular person high quality, in addition to mannequin of play. We're going to play one recreation tomorrow and we'll strive to resolve the issues that Arsenal put in entrance of us. We'll strive to give them some issues that they've to resolve.
TEAM NEWS
Recent squad returnees Leah Williamson and Steph Catley educated on Tuesday morning and made the journey to Germany with the staff. Laura Wienroither and Lina Hurtig, in the meantime, stay unavailable.
Victoria Pelova continues her ACL restoration at Sobha Realty Training Centre.
match officers
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara
Assistant referees: Heini Hyvönen and Irina Pozdejeva
Fourth official: Minka Vekkeli
HOW TO WATCH
All the motion kicks off on the FC Bayern Campus at 5.45pm (UK). DAZN are streaming the fixture stay on their YouTube channel in order that supporters at residence will not miss a kick.
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