In a highly anticipated Champions League reunion, Arsenal and Bayern Munich are set to clash in the vibrant atmosphere of the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday evening for the first leg of their quarter-final matchup.
Arsenal triumphed over Porto in a dramatic penalty shootout, exorcising their previous knockout round failures, while Bayern Munich, led by Thomas Tuchel and without their supporters in North London due to a fireworks infraction, advanced after mounting a comeback in their second-leg match against Lazio.
Arsenal has been haunted by the challenge of making it past the last-16 since their last quarter-final appearance in the 2009-10 season of Europe’s premier club competition. Under Arsene Wenger’s guidance, they managed to overturn a first-leg loss to Porto with a resounding 5-0 victory at the Emirates.
