CONFIRMED lineups for Bayern v Arsenal showdown

Bayern host Arsenal at the Allianz Arena for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final with everything still to play for after the tie was left open at the Emirates to be decided in Germany today.

Alphonso Davies, who was cautioned and yellow-carded in the first leg, will not be in Tuchel's eleven tonight. His place is likely to be taken by Moroccan Mazraoui. Coman, who was injured against Koln, and Gnabry will also be absent. For Arsenal, Odegaard is a doubt and could start on the bench, as could team-mate Bukayo Saka.

Arsenal have risen from the ashes once again. The London side want to return to the Champions League semi-finals no less than 15 years later. The last time they did so was in 2009 and that year they were knocked out by Manchester United. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich are a regular fixture in the semi-final round. The Teutonic giants have played in as many as 20 semi-final ties. However, they have not been present in this round since 2020, the year of the pandemic

Possible lineups for the clash

Bayern starting lineup: Neuer (GK); Kimmich, Dier, De Ligt, Mazraoui; Laimer, Goretzka; Guerreiro, Musiala, Sane; Kane.

Arsenal starting lineup: Raya (GK); White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu; Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.

 

April 17, 2024