Arteta’s side host Bayern in the Champions League quarter-final first leg tomorrow looking to transfer the momentum from their Premier League title charge onto the European stage. — AFP picLONDON, April 8 — Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal are primed to avenge their wretched Champions League record against Bayern Munich as the Gunners set their sights on a remarkable double.
Arsenal have won 10 of their 11 top-flight matches in 2024 as they chase a first Premier League crown for 20 years.But Arteta’s attention will turn to the Champions League this week as Arsenal aim to make amends for nearly two decades of trauma against Bayern. Bayern will arrive at the Emirates Stadium in turmoil, lagging 16 points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen after Saturday’s embarrassing defeat at Heidenheim.
Arteta has made it his mission to provide his players with the freedom to express themselves within his tactical structure and the results have been transformative for a club in free-fall prior to his appointment in 2019. Arsenal have not made the semi-finals since 2009 but the confident mood among Arteta’s squad points towards a long-awaited return to the last four.