Big Match Feature: Bayern v Arsenal
Bayern München welcome Arsenal to Germany for the concluding leg of the teams' Uefa Champions League quarterfinal with the tie level at 2-2 after a gripping contest in north London.
Arsenal struck first on 9 April, Bukayo Saka giving them a 12th-minute lead, but two familiar faces turned the match in Bayern's favour before halftime. Former Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry levelled with 18 minutes on the clock before Harry Kane – formerly of Arsenal's local rivals Tottenham Hotspur – slotted in from the spot on 32 minutes after Leroy Sané had been felled by William Saliba. Just as it looked as if Bayern would make it eight wins in 13 games against the Gunners, however, Arsenal substitute Leandro Trossard restored parity with 14 minutes left – although the visitors might still have been victorious, Kingsley Coman hitting the post in added time.
This is Arsenal's first Champions League quarterfinal since 2010, against a Bayern team who ended their last campaign in the competition in emphatic style. Before drawing at the Arsenal Stadium in the first leg, the German club had won three successive matches against the London side by a 5-1 scoreline, including the most recent tie in the round of 16 seven seasons ago.
The Gunners came through a penalty shoot-out against Porto in this season's round of 16 to reach the last eight for the first time in 14 years, while Bayern are making a record 22nd Champions League quarterfinal appearance and a 12th in 13 years having beaten Lazio in the previous round.
Mikel Arteta's Arsenal were first in Group B before edging past Porto, ending a run of seven successive defeats in the Champions League round of 16. Bayern also won their section in the autumn and then overturned a first-leg deficit to beat
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