Mikel Arteta provides Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka update ahead of Bayern showdown
The North London giants have several wrongs to right at the Allianz Arena, notably their two 5-1 defeats in their last two trips to Munich in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 editions.
Arteta's men were on course for a first-leg success thanks to Saka's slick opener last week, but Bayern capitalised on rare defensive mistakes from the Gunners to take the lead through Serge Gnabry and Harry Kane.
Prolific substitute Leandro Trossard managed to salvage a stalemate for Arsenal, but they arrive at the Allianz Arena on the back of a chastening 2-0 loss to Aston Villa in the Premier League, their first top-flight defeat of 2024.
Deep into the second half of that loss to the Lions, Odegaard had to be withdrawn with a niggle, with Arteta confirming that his captain could not continue for the latter stages of the contest.
Arsenal to «assess» key attacking duoMeanwhile, Saka — who has been managing minor injuries throughout the campaign — was seen awkwardly limping in added time, an all-too familiar sight for Arteta and co throughout the campaign.
However, the pair were seen in team training with the Gunners at London Colney on Tuesday lunchtime, and both men have made the flight to Munich for the blockbuster Allianz Arena battle.
Speaking to reporters in his pre-game press conference, as quoted by football.london, Arteta admitted that Odegaard and Saka had had «very little» training time, but he is hopeful that the pair will be given the thumbs-up to play.
«Yeah hopefully. Today we had only less than 48 hours to recover from the game. We
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