Arsenal 'handed Champions League boost as key Bayern Munich man suffers injury'
The German champions are reuniting with their North London counterparts after a string of last-16 successes over the Gunners, whom they demolished 10-2 on aggregate at that stage in the 2016-17 season.
Bayern also eliminated Arsene Wenger's men at the same stage in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 campaigns, and each of their last three meetings with the Gunners has seen the Bavarians triumph 5-1.
However, Arsenal and Bayern reunite on differing trajectories, as Mikel Arteta's squad currently top the Premier League table, while their Bundesliga counterparts seem destined to miss out on a 12th successive title to Bayer Leverkusen.
Thomas Tuchel — who will step down from his position as Bayern manager at the end of the season — has now received a worrying update over first-choice stopper Neuer, who has withdrawn from the Germany squad with a serious injury.
The 37-year-old was called up to the Mannschaft camp for their upcoming friendlies with France and the Netherlands, but he has been forced to withdraw after tearing an adductor muscle during a training session on Wednesday morning.
A statement from the DFB read: «Manuel Neuer left early due to a torn muscle fiber in his left adductor and is out of the two upcoming international matches. He sustained the injury in training that morning.»
Bayern released their own update but did not put a timeframe on Neuer's recovery time, adding: «Manuel Neuer tore a muscle fibre in his left adductor during training for the German national team.
»This was the result of an investigation by the DFB medical department. The FC Bayern
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