In what is the 200th Champions League game in our history, we begin our quest to reach just a third-ever semi-final when Bayern Munich head to north London on Tuesday night.
While historically our record against the German giants isn’t great, much has changed since our last encounter seven years ago. Bayern’s decade-long monopoly on the Bundesliga title is ending after being swept aside by Bayer Leverkusen, and they head to north London on the back of successive league defeats. Meanwhile, we sit top of the Premier League thanks to a run of nine wins from our last 10, and yet to concede a goal at home in the competition this campaign.
Another daunting prospect for Bayern comes with UEFA banning their supporters for the use of pyrotechnics in their last-16 clash against Lazio. Therefore our home will be a sea of red, filled with Gooners hoping to roar our side into the best possible position ahead of the second leg in Bavaria eight days later.
