Arsenal vs Bayern Munich February 19, 2014, UEFA Champions League Preview
Arsenal Vs Bayern Munich is an upcoming game of Champions league for round of 16. This is the first leg of both teams of this round which will takes place on The Emirates stadium.
Arsenal Team News:
Arsenal plays host to Bayern Munich, and having come off a revenge filled win over Liverpool, they will be determined to repeat their results against this German Squad.
The Gunners were knocked out by Bayern at the same stage of the competition last season despite a 2-0 win in Munich – one of just three losses the German giants suffered in 2013.
But Arsenal – who won four matches to finish second in Group F - have not lost at home in their last 13 games and defender Per Mertesacker is confident of another positive result.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said: "Football is not a chess game, it belongs to the players. When the game starts, it's (about) the right decisions on the pitch.
"We as managers prepare the team to do well, we take responsibilities when it doesn't go well, but don't forget the main heroes are out on the pitch, not on the bench.
"They play a bit higher up as a unit (since winning the Champions League last season), but overall they have the same players. Schweinsteiger is coming back and he has been replaced by Thiago, who is a Spanish-type player, but overall the players are the same."
Santi Cazorla, Olivier Giroud, Kieran Gibbs, Wojciech Szczesny and Bacary Sagna will all return to the starting lineup.
Tomas Rosicky could play on the right, while Jack Wilshere could play in central midfield with Mikel Arteta suspended.
Bayern Munich Team News:
Bayern Munich is 19-2-0 in the Bundesliga so far with a goal difference of 57-9. Simply amazing stats! If possible the team seems improved compared to last season when they won everything. In the calendar year of 2013 they played two English clubs, Arsenal and Man City. They won both those games away from home. They did however lose against both clubs when at home.
Xherdan Shaqiri tore his hamstring on Saturday and will miss out, while fellow winger Franck Ribery is ruled out after undergoing buttock surgery.
But two substitute appearances look to have put Bastian Schweinsteiger back in first-team contention as his comeback from an ankle injury continues.
Match info :
Date: February 19, 2014 7:45 PM GMT
KICK-OFF: Wednesday, 7.45pm
Venue: Emirates Stadium — London
Referee: N. Rizzoli
Competition: UEFA Champions league 2013-14
Telecast Channels / TV on :
India: Ten Action, Ten HD
UK: Sky Go, NOW TV, BBC Radio 5 Live
Germany: ZDF
Argentina: Fox Sports HD, Fox Sports Cono Sur
Netherlands: Netherlands 3, Sport1 Select HD
USA: Fox Soccer 2Go, Fox Deportes, Fox Sports 2 USA
France: beIN Sports 1
Arabe : beIN SPORTS 1, beIN SPORTS HD 1
