Dietmar Hamann makes prediction for Arsenal's Champions League quarter-final with Bayern Munich | B206BY8 | 2024-04-10 16:08:01
Dietmar Hamann fears for Bayern Munich's possibilities ahead of the aspect's Champions League quarter-final clash with Arsenal and believes 'the whole lot points in the direction of' the Gunners profitable the tie.
Bayern enter the two-legged contest after struggling back-to-back defeats in the Bundesliga, a devastating setback which has allowed Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen to open up a close to unassailable 16-point lead in the German prime flight.
The Champions League represents Bayern's final practical shot at silverware this season and a quarter-final exit would see Thomas Tuchel depart in the summer with only one league title to his identify after the club's 2022/23 Bundesliga triumph.
Arsenal, in the meantime, can be brimming with confidence after losing just one of their last 13 matches in all competitions and head into the tie as the favourites to progress to the ultimate four.
Bayern will, though, take encouragement from their report in knockout games towards Arsenal after profitable all 4 of their previous encounters with the north London giants within the latter levels.
Remarkably, the reigning Bundesliga champions have gained by a 5-1 margin within the sides' three most up-to-date meetings.
Nevertheless, with Bayern's travelling support banned from attending the Emirates and Mikel Arteta's Arsenal in rampant type, Hamann can see just one winner from the heavyweight quarter-final.
'The followers is one factor, obviously there's nothing they will do about it, but the workforce and the membership actually has been in turmoil for a number of weeks and some months now,' the ex-Bayern, Liverpool and Germany midfielder advised talkSPORT.
'They lost to a promoted aspect on Saturday, Heidenheim, profitable 2-Zero at half-time and end up getting crushed Three-2. Unimaginable recreation.
'I feel what's been clear with the previous few weeks and months with Tuchel, he's lost the group, they're not united and every little thing points in the direction of Arsenal.
'And perhaps that's the most important hazard, you could't see another end result going to win over these two legs.
Requested whether Bayern have the instruments to trigger Arsenal's problems, Hamann responded: '100 per cent and obviously that's a danger.
'Arsenal should be and they will be aware, but this can be a totally different Arsenal workforce.
'Arsenal have gotten a dreadful document towards Bayern Munich during the last ten or 15 years but I feel this can be a totally different Arsenal group. It's matured lots during the last two seasons.'
In response to Hamann, Bayern have developed a bent to 'disintegrate' every time they endure setbacks in video games – one thing Arsenal will little question look to capitalise on across the two legs.
'[Serge] Gnabry is back after damage, [Kingsley] Coman, [Leroy] Sane hasn't scored for about 25 games now so he's gone off the boil huge time,' he added.
'The factor with Bayern Munich is that every time they get a setback in a recreation they disintegrate.
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'There is perhaps a time when Bayern is on prime for a couple of minutes however Arsenal have to stay at it and if there's a setback for the Bayern Munich staff in the mean time then they do disintegrate.
'If Arsenal don't knock them out over these two legs, we might not see a semi-final for them for the foreseeable future.'
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