Ahead of the UCL 2023/24 match on Wednesday night, Bayern Munich manager, Thomas Tuchel, said, his opponents, Arsenal, “play a very attractive brand of football at the highest level”.
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| Bayern Munich manager, Thomas Tuchel, at a press conference ahead of the Uefa Champions League 2023/24 quarter final second leg against Arsenal at Allianz Arena on Wednesday 17 April, 2024. Photo: @FCBayernEN |
Bayern Munich will slug it out with Arsenal in the Uefa Champions League 2023/24 quarter final second leg at Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany on Wednesday 17 April, 2024.
The German side were held to a 2+2 draw by Arsenal in the first leg of the tie at Emirates, Stadium, London, on Tuesday 9 April, 2024; both sides shared the spoils.
On what Bayern Munich needs to scale through, Tuchel said: “We’ll need everything again. We’ll need passion and the same tactical discipline as in the first leg. We really want to win this game. It’ll be extremely important that every fan comes to support and push us.”
On the squad, Tuchel said: “Manuel Neuer and Leroy Sané can play. I’m leaning towards putting Aleks Pavlović in the squad. We’re still looking at the left-back position. We’ll make the final decisions tonight.”
On the benefit of experience in the UCL, Tuchel said: “We have a slight advantage when you look at our experience in this competition. But to turn it into a real advantage, you also need a top performance. We’re ready to give it everything we’ve got.”
On Arsenal, Tuchel said: “They play a very attractive brand of football at the highest level. We did well in the first leg, but we’re only halfway through the tie. We need everything again and hope that playing at home will give us the boost we need.”
