Last weekend, Arsenal seemed to have “shot themselves in the foot” with a failure to welcome Aston Villa at home – a result that directly caused them to lose the top spot in the Premier League table. Unfortunately for coach Mikel Arteta’s team, they immediately faced a big challenge called Bayern Munich, but Arsenal was so confident that they wanted to vent their anger on the “Gray Tigers” after losing to Villa.

“We are hurt and disappointed to have lost an important match, but the time has come to react.”

“Now that reaction will start in the Champions League against Bayern, we will be ready for that match. We need to put this defeat aside, it was just a football match. We lost but the team needs to bounce back, that’s for sure.”

“It is a great opportunity for us to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League. Heading to the Allianz Arena, this is going to be a special night. It’s time to show everyone why we are where we are.”

Those were the comments from Declan Rice after Arsenal’s loss at the weekend, and similar to Rice, even Arteta admitted that the confrontation with Bayern came at a “couldn’t be better” time. It can be seen that both the Gunners’ key players and captain see the trip to the Allianz Arena as a good opportunity for them to show a reaction after the humiliating defeat at the hands of Aston Villa, but they really rated Bayern too lo

Even though they are going through one of the most unstable seasons in recent years, in the Champions League, it is obvious that Bayern is still a real force and they showed their bravery in last night’s match.

In the first half, when Arsenal entered the game with the desire to win to reaffirm their position after losing to Villa, coach Thomas Tuchel and his team played with the necessary composure to maintain the match. Entering the second half, when the spirit of Arsenal’s players was no longer as strong as in the early stages of the match, the Gray Tigers no longer showed their “hospitality” and showed a big difference in class. .

They continuously caused trouble for David Raya’s goal, minimizing the threats from Arsenal and the away team could only launch 2 shots. Against an “old” opponent like Bayern, an Arsenal lacking bravery was unable to find the most effective solutions to harm the home team every time they organized an attack in the final third of the field, while The Gray Tigers’ players always know how to make the Gunners’ defense “shake” every time they pick up the ball.

In addition, perhaps Arsenal also underestimated Tuchel – who knows the feeling of winning the Champions League and has appeared in the final twice.