Edu backs Arsenal to beat Bayern Munich in Champions League
Following a 1-1 aggregate draw against Portuguese giants Porto in the last 16, Mikel Arteta's men advanced to the quarter-finals thanks to a nail-biting 4-2 penalty-shootout success at the Emirates in the second leg.
Courtesy of David Raya's stops from Wendell and Galeno, alongside successful spot kicks from Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz, Arsenal ended 14 years of last-16 hurt in the Champions League, where they had not reached the quarters since the 2009-10 season.
After Barcelona dumped them out of the tournament that year, Arsenal suffered seven straight last-16 eliminations from Europe's top competition, three of which came at the hands of Bayern Munich in the 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2016-17 editions.
The latter campaign saw the perennial German champions humiliate the Gunners in a 10-2 aggregate obliteration thanks to a pair of 5-1 victories, and they also trounced Arsene Wenger's team by the same scoreline in the 2015-16 group stage.
Prior to their Emirates embarrassment against Bayern, Arsenal were also dumped out of the 2004-05 Champions League last 16 by the Bavarians, who have only lost three of their 12 competitive games against their English foes.
Furthermore, even if Arsenal are able to avenge their recent eliminations to the Bundesliga champions, they must best either reigning champions Manchester City or 14-time winners Real Madrid for the chance to meet Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona or Paris Saint-Germain in the final.
However, speaking to the media after Friday's draw ceremony in Switzerland, Edu — who played in
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