Where to watch Bayern Munich vs Arsenal: Champions League Live Stream, TV Channel, Prediction, Odds

Perhaps the most balanced quarter-final of the Champions League sees Arsenal face a major challenge on Wednesday evening as they try to find a way past Bayern Munich after a 2-2 draw in north London on Tuesday. The Gunners will fear their season will be derailed if they follow a damaging defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday with European elimination, but will be equally aware that it was Thomas Tuchel who felt compelled to change his plans to face Arsenal in the Emirates. Stadium.

The stakes are just as high for Bayern, whose 11-year reign as Bundesliga champions ended on Sunday by an undefeated Bayer Leverkusen. Indeed, the Champions League represents this club’s last chance at a trophy this season, which would be the first of Harry Kane’s career to date. “We still have the chance to make the season a great one if we win the Champions League,” he said. “That motivation is still there and as players you can only hold on to it. If we can do something special tomorrow evening, of course, that will keep hope alive.”

Here’s how to watch the match and what you need to know:

How to watch and odds

• Date: Wednesday April 17 | Time: 3:00 PM ET
• Place: Allianz Arena-Munich
• Watch: Biggest+
• Chances: Bayern Munich +130; Sign +260; Arsenal +188

What happened in the first stage

Arsenal burst out of the blocks in front of 60,000 of their own fans and may feel they could have lost sight of the tie had Ben White converted his one-on-one with Manuel Neuer moments after Bukayo Saka curled into the far corner bow. It was almost as if their bright start stunned Arsenal, who stuttered as Bayern entered the field via counter-attacks. Serge Gnabry and Kane marked their return to the English capital in devastating fashion, punishing mistakes from the likes of David Raya and William Saliba. Mikel Arteta’s substitutions restored the Gunners’ position with Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard working together to restore parity on the night and in the draw. It’s all still to play for.

How they got here

Bayern Munich: Tuchel’s side were unbeaten heading into the knockout stages, although it wasn’t necessarily the most impressive run of 16 points. Manchester United gave them a huge scare at the Allianz Arena, Galatasaray asked a lot of questions and Copenhagen might have felt they could have earned more than just a point from the then champions of Germany. Likewise, the last 16 was not as impressive as a 3-1 aggregate win over Lazio might seem, although Thomas Muller and Harry Kane did look in exceptional form as they turned a first-leg defeat into a comprehensive win.

Arsenal: A fairly simple group stage draw was negotiated by Arteta’s side without much drama in their first Champions League campaign in seven years. The defeat in Lille did not stop the Gunners from claiming top spot in Group B with a game to spare. There was no such easy respite against Porto in the round of 16, with both sides winning their home games 1-0 before Raya produced the best moment of his Arsenal career to date, saving two penalties to win his club’s place for the first time to the quarter-finals. time since 2010.

Team news

Bayern Munich: Alphonso Davies is suspended after receiving an early yellow card in the first leg and it remains to be seen who Tuchel turns to to fill the gap at left-back. Noussair Mazraoui played on the opposite flank than usual on Saturday and could be preferred to Raphael Guerreiro. Meanwhile, Tuchel’s options are limited on the wings, with Gnabry and Kingsley Coman ruled out, even star of the first leg Leroy Sane might only be able to play “if he grits his teeth”.

Potential Bayern XI: Neuer; Kimmich, De Ligt, Dier, Mazraoui; Laimer, Goretzka; Sane, Müller, Musiala; Kane.

Arsenal: After limping out of Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa, Martin Odegaard gave his teammates a huge boost by returning to training on Tuesday morning. That meant Arsenal have all members of the squad in full training, although Jurrien Timber still needs game time with the Under-23s before he returns from the knee injury that has sidelined him since August. The depth of options available to Arteta means the likes of Jorginho, Jesus, Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli will compete for a place in the XI on Wednesday night.

Potential Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu; Rice, Odegaard, Havertz; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.

TV schedule quarter-finals

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Prediction

Expect this to be a hotly contested tie that goes down to the wire, with Arsenal’s strength in depth could well swing the tie in their direction. Choose: Bayern Munich 1, Arsenal 2.