Tuesday
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Bayern Munich
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19:45
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Arsenal
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Artistic director of the Bavarian club is not interested in scoring
many goals.
Pep Guardiola knows about that he seeks to perfection and
even victory over Wolfsburg 6-1 in Bundesliga soccer failed to satisfy the
Bayern coach.
Guardiola complained that his team was allowed to Wolfsburg to
acquisition of the ball for a long time in the first hour of the meeting and
told his players that they cannot allow this in the home leg of the first
knockout round of the Champions League against Arsenal on Tuesday.
Guardiola said that his team, which hosts Arsenal in the
second leg after winning 2 - zero back: "We scored four or five goals in
20 minutes but it all came from counter-attacks."
He said after Bayern scored five goals in last half an hour
after they came from behind in the first half: "we did not control the
game the same way like the previous games."
The Spaniard continued: "I know Arsenal well, they can
keep the ball for long periods, and we should rule over them by the acquisition
the ball, if we get the ball we will qualify to the quarter-finals, if Arsenal got
the ball it will qualify to the quarter-finals."
On paper Arsenal seems almost hopeless against Bayern able
to repeat what he did last season when scored triple titles Bundesliga and
German Cup and the Champions League.
Bayern won in the last 16 league games and scored 26 goals
in the last six games.
Bayern fought in 39 games this season, including two matches
German Super Cup and European Super Cup in addition to the Club World Cup and
won 34 and lost only twice.
Bayern to win even in games like Saturday's match when it
had to defend for long periods.
The Wing Thomas Mueller said: "We do not need a lot of
opportunities for the scoring; when we get the space ... we'll use it without mercy."
There is space for some hope for Arsenal manager Arsene
Wenger will try to avoid it out for the fourth time in a row by knockout.
Bayern ended the last three games against English clubs at
home Allianz Arena defeat.
The Bavarian team lost a penalty shootout against Chelsea in
the Champions League final in 2012 after a 1-1 draw despite the fact that the
stadium was officially a neutral playground in this meeting.
And Bayern defeated 2 - zero at home to Arsenal at the same
stage of the Champions League last season after going 3-1 in the first leg, and
about Manchester City defeat to win 3-2 with two goals by the Allianz Arena
stadium in the group stage this season.
There were also questions about rivals Bayern in the
Bundesliga after heavy defeats to Schalke and Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg
on their stadiums knockout round against Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain
respectively.
And Arsenal won a 4-1 wins over Everton in the FA Cup
Saturday - a match that was rocked by Mesut Ozil nets - some hope for Wenger.
Wenger Said, whose team lost at home and abroad won against
Borussia Dortmund in the group stage: "It was an important win for us ... so we'll be in good shape mentally."
He added: "We can draw inspiration from our focus and
our desire to go to Bayern and in the same spirit."
He continued: "The statistics against us, but to make
sure to performance is going on our side
... and then we will have a chance.
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