Bayern Munich should never be considered dead. The historic German team has the fang and spirit of a champion. Just a few days after giving up the throne of the Bundesliga after eleven consecutive titles, he confirmed his resurrection in the Champions League, that competition that he has won six times. He achieved this by once again imposing his fang, a purely Germanic pragmatism that surpassed the poetry of Arsenal, impotent.
Once again the ball for Arsenal, with Bayern waiting to take advantage of any counter-attacking option to exploit their speed and that considerable punch that sustained the Germans in London. And the Bavarians need the minimum to generate danger, as demonstrated by an acrobatic shot by Harry Kane after Kimmich's center. In front, 'Gunner' ball control, but sterile. Same script as in the first leg.
Arsenal's long possessions ran into each other again and again with Bayern's tactical deployment, which repeatedly threatened through Sané's vertigo. Only Martinelli seemed to know the route to the German door, which made the Brazilian the priority option for Arteta. However, Mazraoui was the one who came closest to scoring the goal to confirm the Bavarian fang.
Bayern
Neuer, Kimmich, De Ligt, Dier, Mazraoui (Kim Min-jae, min. 76), Laimer, Goretzka, Sané (Upamecano, min. 89), Musiala, Guerreiro and Kane.
1
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0
Arsenal
Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu (Nketiah, min. 86), Odegaard, Jorginho (Gabriel Jesus, min. 68), Rice, Saka, Havertz and Martinelli (Trossard, min. 68).
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Goal:
1-0: min. 63, Kimmich. -
Referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands). He admonished Laimer, White, Kimmich and Gabriel Jesus. -
Incidents:
Champions League quarterfinal second leg at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Half an hour into the game, the game finally opened with shots from distance by Musiala and Odegaard, which warmed up Raya and Neuer, who had been inactive until that moment. Arsenal was better in the final stretch of the opening act although maximum equality at half-time. The resolution of the match and the tie on a chess board, the electricity of Bayern against the patience of Arsenal. The game was unbalanced by a great cross from Guerreiro from the left and Kimmich's hammer to get up and execute with a header.
Against the ropes, Arteta turned to Gabriel Jesus and Trossard, the pairing that changed the game in London, but his bet was not enough to discuss Bayern's feeling of dominance, closer to the sentence. He did not achieve the second and tranquility, but the truth is that he preserved his advantage with tremendous craftsmanship, that which is always expected from the traditional dominator of German football. This season he does not reign in Germany, a real surprise, but he can still do so in Europe.
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