Arsenal vs Bayern Munich LIVE: Champions League team news, line-ups and more tonight

There’s extra crew information from tonight’ guests, who welcome again a handful of gamers after a disappointing loss to Bundesliga newcomers Hedeinheim on the weekend.

Manuel Neuer is anticipated to be match for the match regardless of lacking the final two video games with a torn adductor muscle sustained whereas on worldwide responsibility.

Kingsley Coman, Leroy Sane, Aleksandar Pavlovic and Noussair Mazraoui all missed Bayern’s defeat on the weekend, however skilled forward of the Champions League conflict and might be in rivalry.

The road-ups must be launched in round one hour, however earlier than {that a} re-cap of the early crew information.

Arsenal don’t have any new damage considerations, and though summer time signing Jurrien Timber was coaching on grass earlier within the week, it’s unlikely he’ll function having been out since August. For Mikel Arteta, the one ‘fear’ is about which beginning eleven is the most effective to tackle Bayern.

Forward of tonight’s tie, soccer betting websites have the Gunners down because the favourites, however Bayern can by no means be written off on this competitors.

Arsenal are presently ranked at 15/2 to win the sport, with a draw priced at 10/3. A win for the away facet is obtainable at 21/5.

As well as, Arsenal are the second-favourites to win the Champions League this season, priced at 11/2. Solely Manchester Metropolis are thought-about a stronger facet by playing websites, with the percentages of the Cityzens retaining the trophy given as 15/8.

A reminder of how one can watch tonight’s Champions League tie.

Arsenal vs Bayern Munich kicks off at 8 pm BST, and the match will likely be proven dwell on TNT Sports activities 1, which subscribers can stream through the Discovery + app and web site.

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A reminder that The Impartial can also be masking tonight’s different large Champions League tie, with the primary leg of Actual Madrid vs Manchester Metropolis going down on the Santiago Bernabeu.

You possibly can comply with all of the build-up to that recreation beneath!

This week’s Champions League matches are set to happen as deliberate, with governing physique Uefa issuing a press release on Tuesday to insist they’re “conscious” of threats allegedly being made within the build-up to the 4 fixtures relating to potential terrorist motion.

Photographs circulating on-line had recommended that every one 4 stadiums could be focused throughout the 2 nights, with their origins unconfirmed however linked to the established terrorist organisation Isis.

“Uefa is conscious of alleged terrorist threats made in the direction of this week’s Uefa Champions League matches and is carefully liaising with the authorities on the respective venues,” a press release from Uefa learn after being contacted by The Impartial. “All matches are deliberate to go forward as scheduled with applicable safety preparations in place.”

The Bayern boss, who managed Chelsea between 2021 and 2022, returns to London to face the Premier League leaders on Tuesday.

Tuchel’s facet path Bundesliga table-toppers Bayer Leverkusen by 16 factors after Saturday’s 3-2 defeat at Heidenheim.

“Arsenal are presently the most effective crew within the Premier League and that’s deserved, all the info reveals that,” Tuchel informed a press convention on Monday.

“They’re in nice type and have been on the highest degree for the final two seasons so it’s an enormous take a look at for us.

“We learn about our personal strengths and the way we need to trigger them ache. We all know the Champions League is a contest the place we’ve got extra expertise over the previous few years. We need to use it to our benefit.”

One other participant returning to an previous stomping floor is Bayern winger Serge Gnabry, who made a handful of appearances for the Gunners earlier than returning to his dwelling nation, first with Werder Bremen after which with the Bavarian giants.

Gnabry performed alongside present Gunners boss Arteta beneath Arsene Wenger after becoming a member of the north London membership in 2012 on the age of 16.

And the German winger is relishing a reunion with mentor Mikel Arteta, having backed his former membership to be certainly one of European soccer’s main sides for the foreseeable future.

“He’s now totally absorbed in his function as coach and thinks very strategically,” Gnabry stated of Arteta, talking to Bayern’s web site.

“In my time, he was already an skilled participant. He was the captain, a pacesetter who spoke to everybody and communicated quite a bit.

“He was very useful to us as younger gamers again then. He constructed us up, at all times gave us good suggestions, at all times tried to information us in order that we stayed targeted and gave all the things.”

A lot has been fabricated from Harry Kane’s return to North London to face the crew who had been as soon as his biggest rivals.

The 30-year-old has scored 38 objectives in all competitions since swapping Spurs for Bavaria final summer time and poses a severe risk to the Gunners’ aspirations of progressing in Europe.

After all, Kane is Tottenham’s all-time report scorer, netting 280 objectives in 435 appearances, together with 14 in 19 outings towards Arsenal.

However Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has said that his facet “ought to respect” Kane with out fearing him.

“I don’t assume we must always concern anybody and we must always give attention to ourselves and the standard we’ve got in our crew,” stated the Norwegian.

Although tonight’s recreation will likely be firmly on the minds of Arsenal gamers and followers alike, some will undoubtedly be dreaming of the subsequent rounds and even a possible closing of their dwelling metropolis.

And final month’s draw reveals us the Gunners’ actual path to the ultimate ought to they get previous Bayern Munich over the 2 legs.

Bayern will host Mikel Arteta’s crew within the second-leg on the Allianz Enviornment on 17 April, and if that goes to plan, Arsenal might be in for a crunch tie towards Premier league title rivals Manchester Metropolis, or a doubtlessly enthralling counter with 14-time champions Actual Madrid.

Right here’s all the information wanted for Arsenal’s Champions League journey.