UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[abhiseshakana]

I assume Bayern can still show a different performance in the Champions League, and it will be quite easy for them to recover from defeat. If you look at the strengths of Bayern and Arsenal, in fact the two teams have strengths that are not much different. Arsenal will try their best to break their bad record when facing Bayern, and Tuchel's squad will try to protect their only chance of winning a trophy this season.

Bayern is one of the teams that have strong mentality when they play in Champions League. That makes them capable of bouncing back strongly from defeats. Comparing Bayern and Arsenal in Champions League history would seem to have a big gap. But Arsenal which have historical struggles against Bayern will undoubtedly be motivated to overcome their past record and make a statement in the Champions League. On the other hand, Bayern will be keen to maintain their status as contenders and seize their opportunity to advance in the tournament.

Bayern Munich are very good in playing UEFA champions league but the team they are going to meet in this stage is a strong team in this season, and it will be hard for Bayern Munich to secure more than 1 goal from this game because Arsenal don't joke with teams in this stage they are now in the competition.

The clash between Bayern and Arsenal promises some dramas where two strong teams fighting with contrasting motivations. The game will provide whether Bayern continue their dominance over Arsenal or Arsenal make a their statement in Champions League which they had not been participated for so long.

This challenge will make the two teams to prepare themselves very well to meet each other in this game but Arsenal will still be my favorite team in this game because, I know what they can do and what they can't do, but as in stand now in the UEFA champions league competition, I guess Arsenal will delete Bayern Munich with 3:1 to be the winner of the game.

Arsenal might be considered one of the best teams in the Premier League at the moment but if they have to play against Bayern Munich, the chances for both are fifty-fifty, because Bayern Munich is currently handled by Thomas Tuchel who incidentally has quite good experience with competition in the Premier League because he once coached Chelsea. Apart from that, Bayern Munich also has Harry Kane who is very familiar with the playing style of Premier League teams. So it is very likely that the knowledge that Harry Kane has can be very useful for his team.

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[Docnaster]

Arsenal has managed to get through a tough match against Manchester City, even though they have to be willing to share the points, at least they didn't lose. It's not easy to steal points at the Etihad, where in my opinion Manchester City actually has a better chance of securing 3 points. A draw against Manchester City will have a good impact on Arsenal prestige in the Champions League later, and Mikel Arteta squad will have good confidence when they face Bayern Munich in the quarter finals. Arsenal have now changed for the better, and they deserve credit for their hard work.

Bayern Munich lost to Dortmund in their last match, it makes sense that many people now consider their chances of beating Arsenal to be lower than before. Even if you look at the impressive performance currently being shown by Arsenal, Mikel Arteta squad is considered to have a big chance of beating Bayern Munich. This season, Bayern Munich has performed with unstable performance, even though they have very good squad depth, the presence of Harry Kane on the front line cannot make them consistently win.

Arsenal were able to play well in defense today, but they were very weak in attack and they definitely can't use that strategy in the first match against Bayern, the home game needs to be won if they want to have a chance in the return leg. Bayern lost to Dortmund, but they didn't play badly, and what worries me more is not the loss, but the fact that Noeir is injured, and I could not find any information on when he will return to the game, if Bayern have to play the Champions League matches without him, it will be a very difficult situation for Tuchel.

Bayern Munich's opponent in the quarter finals of this season's Champions League is Arsenal. In that case, how Arsenal and Bayern Munich are currently performing in their league will depend a lot on the Champions League match.  Arsenal don't have much injury problem and Arsenal are performing consistently in the English Premier League, unlike Bayern Munich who are not performing well in their league, when these two teams face each other, Arsenal will have a chance to advance. We can say that Bayern Munich is only planning for Champions League but if they are planning for Champions League then they should improve their game a lot but in their performance we are not seeing any improvement.  Bayern Munich must perform better if they want to beat Arsenal in the two legs of the Champions League.

Different opinions from different people have been said on this thread concerning the UEFA Champions League quarter final tie between German champions Bayern Munich and Mikel Arteta's Arsenal and if you closely look at the different opinions, you'll notice that most of them came with good points but I want to draw our attention to the league matches that was played by both teams over the weekend.
Bayern Munich on Saturday hosted last season league runners-up Borussia Dortmund in a game that's popularly known as Der Klassiker and for the first time in 10 years, Borussia Dortmund defeated Bayern Munich in their own home ground as the home team couldn't even score a goal in that game while Arsenal on Sunday traveled to the home of reigning English Premier League champions Manchester City and got a point and a clean sheet. The performances of both teams in recent games suggests that Arsenal is the better team but history favors Bayern Munich so if I'm to stake on which team to qualify, I think it'll be Arsenal.

[Farma]

Most of us didn't want their meeting to happen so soon, but it has already happened and nothing can be done to change what we have seen now. Now we have to enjoy their game even though this is the quarter-finals which if I may say this is a final match that is too fast. We can see all the scenarios in the table and most likely we will only see one of them in the final, although that is not something certain either.

Real Madrid and Manchester City will all compete to beat each other to make them win this match and advance to the semifinals. Currently the bigger opportunity is on Manchester City's side, but it is also not a guarantee that they will really be able to do that, because the opponent they will face is also Real Madrid, which we know about their performance in the Champions League. I don't want to think about anything except to see who will be able to win in this very tight match. and maybe one of them will be able to surprise him by destroying his opponent, anything can still happen.

It cannot be arranged that everything will be entered into a fair draw, even though many expect the two teams to meet in the final, but in fact one of them has to be eliminated in the quarter-finals.
In the last few seasons I thought this would be the most intense Champions League quarter-final.

Manchester City and Real Madrid are the two top European teams at the moment, and both teams have prestige and grudges so that the meeting between the two teams on the Chmampion League stage seems to be even more fierce because of the prestige and grudges of these two teams.

However the condition of one of these teams will not dampen the intensity of this match and I think Manchester City and Real Madrid are aware of this so that no one will be underestimated and in fact I think that these two teams will not have a greater percentage of qualifying or there will be no team. which is favored excessively because anything is possible to happen.

[comboday]

I'm sure Bayern can still put in another different performance in the Community League and it will be easy to beat them. If you look at the strength of Bayern and Arsenal, the real system has strength that is not very high. Arsenal will try to spoil Bayern's time on the board and use the opportunity to win the trophy they play in this season's school tournament through the middle.

[slapper]

Xabi Alonso made an excellent decision to continue with the team next season. Leverkusen will play in the next Champions League, they will need a coach like Xabi Alonso because he has played in major competitions such as the Champions League. I can't wait to see the club compete with the clubs from other leagues, as we have seen how they competed with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title race this season. You're right, they need to add more players next season, so they shouldn't be eliminated so easily, because they will face difficult challenges in the next Champions League if they meet a major team like Real Madrid or Manchester City, we don't know if their current players will have strength to play this way next season.

Xabi is taking risk by staying in Leverkusen as they might not be able to repeat this success next season. With limited player resource, they will have big troubles by defending their Bundesliga title while discover Champions League. It will put Leverkusen under pressure of using their player resource very wisely to maintain good performances in Bundesliga but still don't affect their discovery about their own ability in Champions League.

They are both big tasks for Xabi Alonso and his players next season and I think Xabi decided to stay because he aims at a coach position in Real Madrid that is not available this summer. They will complete the contract with Carlo Ancelotti before finding a new coach in 2025 summer, not this coming summer next 3 months.

I understand Xabi's worries about staying in Leverkusen. Definitely a huge challenge. With Champions League, can they continue this season's success? Xabi staying isn't just about Madrid later. This guy loves defying odds. Who says they can't stun Europe on a greater stage? This is his time to prove himself a top manager

Juggling Bundesliga and Champions League with a lesser squad is hard. That's the risk. Great managers are made in stressful situations like these. He could go, but he's choosing the harder path. That demonstrates ambition, self-confidence, and a drive to create something great. What if his legacy is formed in Leverkusen, not Madrid? This story is worth watching

[nurilham]

I'm sure Bayern can still put in another different performance in the Community League and it will be easy to beat them.

I don't understand what are you trying to explain, but it is not Community League. It is UEFA Champions League, this is the highest football competition in the world. No team has a guarantee to win UCL trophy, including Bayern Munich. In the quarter-final, Bayern Munich will face Arsenal, it shouldn't be easy for Bayern Munich to beat Arsenal. If you look at the EPL standings, you must be aware that Arsenal is strong enough to challenge Bayern Munich.

If you look at the strength of Bayern and Arsenal, the real system has strength that is not very high. Arsenal will try to spoil Bayern's time on the board and use the opportunity to win the trophy they play in this season's school tournament through the middle.

What real system do you mean? What I know both Bayern Munich and Arsenal are top teams in the world, they are almost the same in every aspect. They have quality squad, they have great managers, and they have good performance in this season. So, both teams actually have the same chance to go to the next round and may reach the final round to battle for the trophy.

[marcous]

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It's true that it was quite a wise decision that he took. And Leverkusen also looks like they will become a new challenger in the UCL next season. And apart from Leverkusen, it looks like there will also be a new challenger from Laliga, namely Girona. Girona this season has also become a club that has surprised everyone in the league. Although Girona's performance in Laliga is not as good as Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. but Girona also has a chance to go to UCL.
Regarding Xabi Alonso, he knows which is the best path for him to take and Leverkusen is indeed the right answer.

Xabi certainly understands the competition in the Champions League very well, with a squad that has been successfully polished this season, it could provide greater opportunities for him to talk a lot next season. If Xabi leaves for another club, it is not certain that he will be able to coach it well, because he needs to adapt again to build everything from scratch.

With Leverkusen, they understand each other well, making it easier for them to achieve their targets again next season. Turning down an offer from a big club is quite difficult, and I also think that Xabi has made the right and calculated decision. Apart from that, the interest of big European clubs in Xabi will certainly not be reduce, especially if Xabi is able to present trophies every season.

We will see Leverkusen and Girona competing in the Champions League next season, hopefully they won't be in the hell group later, so that their steps will be a little easier. Leverkusen and Girona have been the attraction in their domestic league this season, the impressive performance they have shown has impressed us all, they have created various surprises to get to this point.

[Frankolala]

Most of us didn't want their meeting to happen so soon, but it has already happened and nothing can be done to change what we have seen now. Now we have to enjoy their game even though this is the quarter-finals which if I may say this is a final match that is too fast. We can see all the scenarios in the table and most likely we will only see one of them in the final, although that is not something certain either.

Real Madrid and Manchester City will all compete to beat each other to make them win this match and advance to the semifinals. Currently the bigger opportunity is on Manchester City's side, but it is also not a guarantee that they will really be able to do that, because the opponent they will face is also Real Madrid, which we know about their performance in the Champions League. I don't want to think about anything except to see who will be able to win in this very tight match. and maybe one of them will be able to surprise him by destroying his opponent, anything can still happen.

It cannot be arranged that everything will be entered into a fair draw, even though many expect the two teams to meet in the final, but in fact one of them has to be eliminated in the quarter-finals.
In the last few seasons I thought this would be the most intense Champions League quarter-final.

Manchester City and Real Madrid are the two top European teams at the moment, and both teams have prestige and grudges so that the meeting between the two teams on the Chmampion League stage seems to be even more fierce because of the prestige and grudges of these two teams.

However the condition of one of these teams will not dampen the intensity of this match and I think Manchester City and Real Madrid are aware of this so that no one will be underestimated and in fact I think that these two teams will not have a greater percentage of qualifying or there will be no team. which is favored excessively because anything is possible to happen.

It remains an unpredictable match between these two clubs because they are both the strongest in the league and they are also rivals. The problem is that both teams are in a good form that it would be very hard for each of them to accept defeat easily.

Perhaps, the club that is able to force the other to play their pattern would be the one that would win the match. It is not possible for such match to end with a penalty shootout. This is because both clubs have the quality of scoring goals, but if Real Madrid have a good defense, then it would be easy for the to win Manchester city.

[Swordsoffreedom]

If Leverkusen extends the contract of Xabi Alonso they will not let any other teams including Liverpool or Bayern Munich even think about their coach to hire Xabi Alonso for the next season. But the fact about Xabi Alonso and Leverkusen is they are going to play in the Champions League for the next season and if they have Xabi Alonso, they will be a strong team in this tournament. However, I think Leverkusen will also need to hire some players and get improve to make them ready to play against stronger teams like Real Madrid.
Sadly we don't have Leverkusen in the Champions League in this season, but I'm waiting for it until the next season.

Leverkusen would definitely extend Xabi Alonso's contract after his latest statement on his future.    He clearly stated that he was ready to go longer with Leverkusen. This will be enough to drop the interests from Liverpool and Bayern Munich quickly. Leverkusen are about to join the Champions League group stage officially.

Xabi Alonso would really make use of some good additions to strengthen the squad this summer. Because the Champions League arena is much tougher than the Bundesliga. If he wants to achieve the best they can there then this is a need for them.

Basically Bayer Leverkusen did not try to extend Xabi's contract but, in fact, Xabi himself has choose to stay one more season at Bayer Leverkusen. With his statement, then of course it becomes clear that Xabi is free to choose to stay or leave . Because after all, Bayer Leverkusen itself has stated before a few months earlier that Bayer Leverkusen is ready if Xabi chooses to leave and Bayer Leverkusen will not hold him back.

Therefore, at least Xabi Alonso can still show a loyal attitude to the Bayer Leverkusen team, even though his career is on the rise but Xabi does not seem too crazy about money. Because of course, if Xabi chooses another team, then of course Xabi will get a bigger fee such as choosing Bayern Munich or Liverpool. But indeed, it will be interesting about Xabi's choice to stay at Bayer Leverkusen, of course, next season will also prove whether Xabi will still succeed in providing very impressive results for Bayer Leverkusen or not.

source- https://m.allfootballapp.com/news/Headline/Xabi-Alonso-confirms-he-will-remain-as-Bayer-Leverkusen-head-coach-next-season/3336770

If this was any other coach, I think they were going to choose the money. I actually like that he has not done that and I also think he is trying to "sharpen the axe" so to say.

Maybe by giving Leverkusen one more year, he will be able to gain more experience before going to a big club, which is actually needed in my opinion. As a coach who is pretty new to the scene, he should think about what will be best for him in the long run.

You know, if he right now goes to an English Premier League club and performs badly, it is pretty certainly going to be the end of his glory days.  And certainly who does want that to happen so early in his career? No one can deny he is a good coach, but a little more training is never going to hurt anyone right?

[TelolettOm]

If this was any other coach, I think they were going to choose the money. I actually like that he has not done that and I also think he is trying to "sharpen the axe" so to say.

You're right. It is quite surprising Xabi Alonso doesn't want to take the chance to be a manager in a better team. He must get higher salary and bigger chance to win prestigious trophies if we moves to Bayern Munich or Liverpool because they have better squad and great club management. However, Xabi Alonso prefers to stay with Bayer Leverkusen and he risks his career there. His loyalty with Bayer Leverkusen may lead him to fail in managing Bayer Leverkusen for the next season. The top teams may be no longer interested in him if Bayer Leverkusen performs badly in the next season. So, it is very brave that Xabi Alonso decided to stay.

Maybe by giving Leverkusen one more year, he will be able to gain more experience before going to a big club, which is actually needed in my opinion. As a coach who is pretty new to the scene, he should think about what will be best for him in the long run.

He probably wants to prove that he really has a great ability as a football manager. He will show people who doubt him that the great performance of Bayer Leverkusen this season isn't just a coincidence. And Xabi Alonso expects that he can make a history in UCL with Bayer Leverkusen. He should have a big dream with Bayer Leverkusen for the next season.

You know, if he right now goes to an English Premier League club and performs badly, it is pretty certainly going to be the end of his glory days.

It is not a must to move to EPL. Not only Liverpool which is very serious to hire Xabi Alonso, but Bayern Munich is also serious to hire him. Xabi Alonso can choose Bayern Munich if he wants to leave Bayern Leverkusen. But Xabi Alonso prefers to stay, he doesn't want to disappoint fans and club management.

[Jegileman]

Xabi Alonso made an excellent decision to continue with the team next season. Leverkusen will play in the next Champions League, they will need a coach like Xabi Alonso because he has played in major competitions such as the Champions League. I can't wait to see the club compete with the clubs from other leagues, as we have seen how they competed with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title race this season. You're right, they need to add more players next season, so they shouldn't be eliminated so easily, because they will face difficult challenges in the next Champions League if they meet a major team like Real Madrid or Manchester City, we don't know if their current players will have strength to play this way next season.

I have no doubts on the performance of Bayern Leverkusen even when they participate in the champions league next season. They might not make it to the finals of the competition but I’m sure they will perform well and make it as far as the knockout stage of the competition. Even if they don’t have new players that will join them by next season, I still don’t have any doubts with them, they will still do well. Adding more players will be a bonus to them because of how competitive the champions league competition is as compared to the Bundesliga. Bayern Leverkusen was able to compete and outperform Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, so they should be able to do as much as Bayern Munich is also doing in the champions league now.

[fullhdpixel]

Xabi Alonso made an excellent decision to continue with the team next season. Leverkusen will play in the next Champions League, they will need a coach like Xabi Alonso because he has played in major competitions such as the Champions League. I can't wait to see the club compete with the clubs from other leagues, as we have seen how they competed with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title race this season. You're right, they need to add more players next season, so they shouldn't be eliminated so easily, because they will face difficult challenges in the next Champions League if they meet a major team like Real Madrid or Manchester City, we don't know if their current players will have strength to play this way next season.

Xabi is taking risk by staying in Leverkusen as they might not be able to repeat this success next season. With limited player resource, they will have big troubles by defending their Bundesliga title while discover Champions League. It will put Leverkusen under pressure of using their player resource very wisely to maintain good performances in Bundesliga but still don't affect their discovery about their own ability in Champions League.

They are both big tasks for Xabi Alonso and his players next season and I think Xabi decided to stay because he aims at a coach position in Real Madrid that is not available this summer. They will complete the contract with Carlo Ancelotti before finding a new coach in 2025 summer, not this coming summer next 3 months.

This is very true, I do not think that it would be easy for him to repeat the same things again and again, there are situations where things are not going that hard. I believe that we are going to see them change some stuff next season and those changes (including selling good players like grimaldo) may make them worse. In that situation, the value of Xabi as a manager could drop, not a lot because he had this season, but he will not be considered as great as he is this season.

Look at Spaletti, he is managing Italy right now, and that's a good job no doubt but that dude managed to make Napoli win the title, I would have expected some major team to get him. Italian managers don't do well outside of Italy, so maybe that's why he didn't.

[tiCeR]

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This is very true, I do not think that it would be easy for him to repeat the same things again and again, there are situations where things are not going that hard. I believe that we are going to see them change some stuff next season and those changes (including selling good players like grimaldo) may make them worse. In that situation, the value of Xabi as a manager could drop, not a lot because he had this season, but he will not be considered as great as he is this season.

Look at Spaletti, he is managing Italy right now, and that's a good job no doubt but that dude managed to make Napoli win the title, I would have expected some major team to get him. Italian managers don't do well outside of Italy, so maybe that's why he didn't.

No I don't think his value as a manager would drop unless Leverkusen crashes brutally hard and finishes the season out of the top 4 or far worse than that. Everyone knows that realistically speaking, after such a season a lot of big clubs will reach out to those players who are mainly responsible for that remarkable success. Alonso has proven his value already. He took over in Leverkusen when they were crashing hard, and now they are on their way up with players whose names most people have never heard about before.

But since he now decided to fulfill his contract, I believe this will turn into a very important signal for everyone in the team and the club. It is not as easy a decision to leave the club as it would be when Alonso decided to leave the club. I think that most of them will stay and try to let that project prosper further. They have just built the foundation this season.

[ancafe]

I have no doubts on the performance of Bayern Leverkusen even when they participate in the champions league next season. They might not make it to the finals of the competition but I’m sure they will perform well and make it as far as the knockout stage of the competition. Even if they don’t have new players that will join them by next season, I still don’t have any doubts with them, they will still do well. Adding more players will be a bonus to them because of how competitive the champions league competition is as compared to the Bundesliga. Bayern Leverkusen was able to compete and outperform Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, so they should be able to do as much as Bayern Munich is also doing in the champions league now.

There have been plenty of surprises for average teams in the Champions League and it could end up being much worse next season. Leverkusen is playing well this season and they are unbeaten in all competitions, but I still doubt that next season they can repeat the same thing. The Champions League is much tougher and even clubs with more experienced players will experience defeat when playing. Leverkusen has only been a proven rock this season playing quite consistently but we never know how they will play next season.

If they play like this season in the Champions League then maybe their chances of coming out as champions are a little bigger. But for next season, no one knows how Leverkusen will play as stable and consistent as they do now. Leverkusen need to test their abilities next season in the Champions League and we hope they can play consistently in the competition there.

[Falconer]

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There have been plenty of surprises for average teams in the Champions League and it could end up being much worse next season. Leverkusen is playing well this season and they are unbeaten in all competitions, but I still doubt that next season they can repeat the same thing. The Champions League is much tougher and even clubs with more experienced players will experience defeat when playing. Leverkusen has only been a proven rock this season playing quite consistently but we never know how they will play next season.

If they play like this season in the Champions League then maybe their chances of coming out as champions are a little bigger. But for next season, no one knows how Leverkusen will play as stable and consistent as they do now. Leverkusen need to test their abilities next season in the Champions League and we hope they can play consistently in the competition there.

It is always difficult to maintain the same performance in different seasons, there are many teams that fail to meet those expectations. Just like you, I also doubt that Leverkusen can maintain their performance next season, especially after they qualify for the Champions League. Several other teams such as Leicester, Napoli and others have failed in different seasons even though they won the domestic title.

There is another team that I doubt too next season, they are Girona from La Liga. Girona and Leverkusen have been two surprising teams this season, but Leverkusen have been much more consistent and they are almost certain to win the Bundesliga title. I find it difficult to expect these two teams to be able to maintain their form next season, unless management succeeds in building a better squad next season.

[Franctoshi]

This is very true, I do not think that it would be easy for him to repeat the same things again and again, there are situations where things are not going that hard. I believe that we are going to see them change some stuff next season and those changes (including selling good players like grimaldo) may make them worse. In that situation, the value of Xabi as a manager could drop, not a lot because he had this season, but he will not be considered as great as he is this season.

Look at Spaletti, he is managing Italy right now, and that's a good job no doubt but that dude managed to make Napoli win the title, I would have expected some major team to get him. Italian managers don't do well outside of Italy, so maybe that's why he didn't.

Running of a football club involves business profiting and the entertainment side, now since the value of most players in Bayern Leverkusen has increased because of the team's incredible performance this season, that makes it a good profiting opportunity for the club to sell some of those players now their rates are on the high side and not when their rate dropped; therefore,  I don't think they wouldn't want to miss chances of profiting should big name club come with big offers for any of these performing players right now.

[ndutndut]

I'm sure Bayern can still put in another different performance in the Community League and it will be easy to beat them. If you look at the strength of Bayern and Arsenal, the real system has strength that is not very high. Arsenal will try to spoil Bayern's time on the board and use the opportunity to win the trophy they play in this season's school tournament through the middle.

Bayern Munich after losing in the domestic league to Dortmund can be concluded that their dominance in the UCL league has ended, their self-confidence is still low at the moment, in contrast to Arsenal who successfully held Man City to a draw in the Domestic league. Mentally they are also quite strong this season, in contrast to Bayern Munich whose mentality has declined. For now, that's what I see in Bayern Munich's match against Arsenal. I'm sure Arsenal can ruin Bayern Munich's game.

The reason is, Arsenal is now different from when they were still coached by Arsen Wenger when they lost twice with scores of 5-1 and 1-5. However, the current Bayern Munich is not the Bayern Munich that used to be strong and always dominated. Now Bayern Munich under the guidance of Thomas Tuchel is below Leverkusen in the Bundesliga league so the chances of qualifying for the semifinals of the UCL league can be said to be almost the same, namely 50-50. However, my prediction is that Arsenal can make new history this season by beating Bayern Munich.

[Arenga pinnata]

I'm sure Bayern can still put in another different performance in the Community League and it will be easy to beat them. If you look at the strength of Bayern and Arsenal, the real system has strength that is not very high. Arsenal will try to spoil Bayern's time on the board and use the opportunity to win the trophy they play in this season's school tournament through the middle.

I think Arteta's team, Arsenal, will really be more enthusiastic in the UCL match against Bayern. Because after I saw Arsenal able to hold Man City to a draw at the Etihad Stadium, I began to realize that Arsenal this season has indeed become much stronger than last season. So Harry Kane and his friends will probably face quite a tough match. Because the opponent they will face, namely Arsenal, seems to have the same level of performance as Man City. Bayern has a sharp front line. And Arsenal actually has a more solid defense. And Arsenal also has an equally sharp attack line. the match will probably be quite fierce. But I hope that in the first leg we can see which team loses or wins and hopefully there won't be a draw.

[Alpha Marine]

Xabi is taking risk by staying in Leverkusen as they might not be able to repeat this success next season. With limited player resource, they will have big troubles by defending their Bundesliga title while discover Champions League. It will put Leverkusen under pressure of using their player resource very wisely to maintain good performances in Bundesliga but still don't affect their discovery about their own ability in the Champions League.

I think staying at Leverkusen is the lowest risk of them all. Going to any of the teams coming for him would be a very big risk. Can you imagine the pressure that'll come with coaching a club like Madrid or Bayern or even Liverpool?
It's a very good decision to stay at Leverkusen for at least one more season. He just won them the league and took them to the Champions League, it won't be proper to not play the Champions League with them before going to a bigger club.

There is less pressure at Leverkusen. He has won them the league, if they finish next season without a trophy it wouldn't mean anything for a club like Leverkusen. What matters is he brought them to the Champions League and they will compete for it. Who knows, they might surprise us again.
Winning the league will open up doors for better recruitment, so they'll be able to recruit better players. Also, with Alonso staying, the star players of Leverkusen won't leave. When a team has a good project like Leverkusen does, convincing players to sign for them won't be a problem.

[rahmad2nd]

Bayern Munich winning the first leg is what I don't understand and secondly I don't think Arsenal will be so stupid allowing Bayern Munich win at the Emirate stadium. Concerning the second leg I can't predict but if the goal difference is much during the first leg then Arsenal will definitely win the game.
From my opinion predicting the match is difficult but let's not forget the strength of both teams this season and Arsenal has been playing effortlessly, watching yesterday match also show the strength of Arsenal this season so I don't think Bayern Munich will win so easily or rather I don't think Bayern can defeat Arsenal.

Well, we will find out that the meeting between these two teams will be held in the quarter-finals later. can Arsenal beat Bayern Munich at the Emirtes, or will Bayern win the away match at Arsenal's home ground. This is very interesting for me personally, because it looks like this match will present a very exciting and interesting fight. however, referring to betting options, Arsenal is more favored in the first leg than Bayern Munich. Arsenal with odds @1.95, Bayern Munich with odds @3.80. meaning, the home team is superior to the opposing team.

Because I am an Arsenal supporter, I hope the Gunners are able to overthrow Bayern with a big goal aggregate. Moreover, if in the next match Tuchel cannot play Neuer as the main goalkeeper. Supposedly, Arsenal should take advantage of the momentum of playing at their own home. To be sure, we are waiting for this match meeting to be held. Which team will be able to win the match in this first leg, I suspect both teams have the opportunity to beat each other. both in the first leg and the second leg.