"At 4/1 and 5/1 respectively, Arsenal and Bayern Munich are the favourites to win this season's Champions League outright, and it's not really a surprise. Both are top of their domestic leagues by six points. Both retain a 100% record in Europe going into this match come the end of it, that obviously won't be the case. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and his Bayern counterpart, Vincent Kompany, have spent the build up to this one talking up their opponents."
"Arteta believes the Gunners remain in a different universe to Bayern given they have yet to win the Champions League, while Kompany claim the Londoners are the most difficult task the German side could be um tasked with. [Arsenal] play with great physicality, added the Bayern boss."
"Two of those are Bayern's Michael Olise and Arsenal's Eberechi Eze the former Crystal Palace pals reuniting on club football's biggest stage and both come into this match in sparkling form: Olise bagged two goals and provided three assists in Bayern's 6-2 win over Freiburg on Saturday, while Eze netted a hat-trick for the Gunners in the north London derby. Not bad for a couple"
Arsenal and Bayern Munich are 4/1 and 5/1 favourites for the Champions League and both lead their domestic leagues by six points. Both hold 100% records in Europe before the match. Managers Mikel Arteta and Vincent Kompany praised their opponents; Arteta said the Gunners remain in a different universe, while Kompany called Arsenal the most difficult task and noted their physicality. The clubs met in last season’s quarter-final (2-2 at the Emirates, 1-0 in Bavaria) and in 2017 Bayern won 10-2 on aggregate. Former Crystal Palace teammates Michael Olise and Eberechi Eze face each other, both in excellent form.
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