Arsenal's secret Man City practice sets up Mikel Arteta revenge on Bayern Munich and Harry Kane
Arsenal have been a team hell-bent on getting revenge on sides this season as they chase a first Premier League title in 20 years and a first UEFA Champions League win ever. Whether it be Liverpool eliminating them from the FA Cup only to be beaten weeks later at the Emirates Stadium, beating Manchester City after their back-to-back losses last season, a 6-0 slam of West Ham after they beat them on Boxing Day or the reversal on FC Porto in Europe, this Arsenal side want to settle scores.
On the continent, there is no side perhaps other than Barcelona who Arsenal would like to avenge previous results than Bayern Munich. The German champions were the scourge of the Gunners' forays into the Champions League under Arsene Wenger and now Mikel Arteta will face off against this old foe in this season’s quarter-finals of the competition.
However, both clubs are in very different places compared to when they last met. Bayern have won the last three meetings, scoring five in every single one — something of a humiliation for the Gunners.
Although they both occupy second place in their respective leagues, Arsenal are very much in the race with Liverpool and Manchester City. Meanwhile, Bayern’s loss to Borussia Dortmund at the weekend meant that they fell 13 points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
Arsenal managed to secure a valuable 0-0 draw with Manchester City, and it was this game which perhaps should send the biggest warning to Thomas Tuchel. After defeat in Der Klassiker, the German told ESPN that despite the loss they could still beat Arsenal.
«This is our point for many, many months,» Tuchel added. «We struggle to find this consistency. So today we didn't find and now we prepare for Heidenheim.
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