Bayern Munich v Arsenal: Champions League – live
55s ago 20.07 BST 6 min: Saka and Havertz combine down the inside-right channel, the latter entering the Bayern box. Havertz scuffs a cross; Saka
55s ago 20.07 BST 6 min: Saka and Havertz combine down the inside-right channel, the latter entering the Bayern box. Havertz scuffs a cross; Saka can’t force the ball home from the middle of a melee on the edge of the si yard box. Bayern clear, but Arsenal will be very happy with these early attacks. Share 3m ago 20.05 BST 4 min: Raya passes long. Timber cushions a header in from the right for Saka, who shuttles the ball further across towards Madueke. For a second, it looks like Bayern have been opened up with a couple of simple passes, but Madueke clanks into Laimer and the danger is gone. Share 5m ago 20.02 BST 2 min: Pinball + hot potato = shapeless first 120 seconds. Share 7m ago 20.00 BST Vincent Kompany and Mikel Arteta worked with each other at Manchester City. When the former emerges from the tunnel, the pair embrace warmly and have a quick catch-up.
And then Arsenal get the game started. Share 9m ago 19.58 BST The teams are out! Bayern are in one of their all-red phases, while Arsenal are harking back to the early 90s with a blue version of the famous bruised banana. Vincent Kompany is in the house, by the way, having recovered from a virus that threatened to keep him in bed. And so is Germany boss Jurgen Klopp, in the stands flashing that smile and throwing his arm around the shoulder of another erstwhile Liverpool manager, Rafael Benitez. Everyone having a good time, it seems, and looking forward to this big showdown, including Arsenal fan Charles Antaki … well, kind of: “Pretty dismal, the fare served up in the game against Forest. But! Pundits have assured us that because Bayern are going to be on the attack, Arsenal will be free to entertain us with a dazzling display of skill, ambition, irresistible cheeks and above all, goals.
Not much to say about that except We Shall See.” We’ll be off in a minute or two. Share 21m ago 19.47 BST Mikel Arteta speaks to TNT Sports. “We’re gonna have to play, I expect, three or four different games at different stages … we need everybody ready because we need to change and adapt to that … freshness … very excited … we have talked about our enthusiasm for playing on these big stages … that’s where you want to get tested … play with a lot of courage … a lot of aggression … be decisive … we have prepared for what we have to do.” Share 1h ago 18.57 BST Bayern are without Joshua Kimmich following a death in his immediate family. Harry Kane leads the line, while former Liverpool winger Luis Diaz is on the bench. Michael Olise is suspended following his two-yellows-in-two-minutes fiasco during the 3-3 draw at Viking.
Share Updated at 18.58 BST 1h ago 18.53 BST Arsenal make two changes to their starting XI following the staunch 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest. Noni Madueke and Jurriën Timber replace Eberechi Eze and Ben White, who drop to the bench. Share Updated at 18.57 BST 1h ago 18.50 BST The teams Bayern Munich: Neuer, Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Stanisic, Pavlovic, Bischof, Gnabry, Saibari, Davies, Kane. Subs: Ulreich, Urbig, Tah, Brown, Diaz, Ito, Boey, Ndiaye, Karl, Binder. Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori, Odegaard, Rice, Guimaraes, Saka, Havertz, Madueke. Subs: Arrizabalaga, Meslier, Mosquera, White, Eze, Gyokeres, Merino, Zubimendi, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman. Referee: Davide Massa (Italy). Share Updated at 19.01 BST
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