Five Bayern Munich players return to training ahead of Arsenal first leg
The German champions — who are soon to be dethroned in the Bundesliga by Bayer Leverkusen — reunite with the Gunners following a series of previous knockout successes, some humiliating in nature.
Arsene Wenger's final Champions League campaign in charge of Arsenal ended with a 10-2 aggregate crushing in the 2016-17 last 16, and Bayern have won their last five games against the North London giants by a 5-1 scoreline.
Arsenal also fell to the Bavarians' superiority in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 knockout stages, although as Bayern prepare to cede their crown to Leverkusen in the German top flight, their hosts are leading the way in the Premier League standings.
As a result, optimism is rife among the Emirates fanbase that Mikel Arteta's men could complete their revenge mission this month, in turn setting up a tantalising semi-final with Manchester City or Real Madrid.
Leroy Sane, Manuel Neuer among players to return to trainingConfidence within Gooners only increased with Bayern's shock 3-2 defeat to Heidenheim at the weekend, where head coach Thomas Tuchel was without as many as nine players due to injury.
Manuel Neuer, Leroy Sane, Kingsley Coman, Aleksandar Pavlovic and Noussair Mazraoui were among those to sit out the contest, and Tuchel admitted that all five would be doubts for the trip to the English capital.
However, all five were able to return to training with the German champions on Monday morning, and they are expected to make the journey to the Emirates for Tuesday's reunion with the Gunners.
Each member of the quintet could arguably come into contention for a
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