Thomas Tuchel has warned Arsenal that Bayern Munich 'want to cause them pain' in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium. The Bayern boss, who managed Chelsea between 2021 and 2022, returns to London to face the Premier League leaders on Tuesday.
Tuchel's side trail Bundesliga table-toppers Bayer Leverkusen by 16 points after Saturday's 3-2 defeat at Heidenheim. Despite a lacklustre league campaign, Tuchel insists his team can hurt the Gunners.
«Arsenal are currently the best team in the Premier League and that is deserved, all the data shows that,» Tuchel told a press conference on Monday.
«They are in great form and have been at the highest level for the last two seasons so it's a massive test for us. It's the second year for them where they're playing at this really high level, they have so much energy on the pitch and they can keep it for a long time.
»We know about our own strengths and how we want to cause them pain. We know the Champions League is a competition where we have more experience over the last few years. We want to use it to our advantage."
Arsenal finished fifth during Tuchel's first full season as Chelsea manager in 2021-22. Tuchel credited Gunners boss Mikel Arteta as the reason behind their rise in recent years.
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«There's been a complete change in culture since Arteta joined, it is clear what way the club wanted to go with him and the club are harvesting that,» he added.
«It was a difficult start, but the team stood by him and they overcame the difficult phase. Tactically they are at a very
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