Bayern Munich went from being confident in the confrontation with Arsenal in the quarterfinals of the Champions League to being worried when witnessing the contrasting performances of the two teams.

Past confrontations with many heavy defeats turned Arsenal into easy prey for Bayern Munich.

“Gray Tiger” gradually became an obsession in the subconscious of Arsenal players. People are hyping this match so much that every time Bayern Munich meets Arsenal, they will win. Even when Bayern Munich seriously declined under coach Thomas Tuchel this season, the above “concept” did not change.

But before the two teams meet in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals midway through next week, everything seems to be reversing. Bayern Munich, with a series of bad performances in the German Championship (Bundesliga), is no longer confident of beating Arsenal, especially when the “gunners” are playing extremely impressively in the English Premier League.

Bayern Munich’s problem lies not only in performance but also in playing spirit. Bayern Munich players lack effort and give up easily. In round 28 of the German Championship on the evening of April 6, despite leading Heidenheim by 2 goals, Bayern Munich could still lose 2-3 with some poor effort.

Witnessing Bayern Munich’s defeat against Heidenheim, Bayern Munich sports director Max Eberl had to exclaim that playing like this cannot win against Arsenal. Many people believe that failure in the Bundesliga will help Bayern Munich be more determined in the Champions League.

But Mr. Eberl affirmed: “Everything will not be that easy. Now, Bayern Munich cannot say as simply as before: let’s advance to the Champions League, the only opponent is Arsenal!”.

Contrary to Bayern Munich’s decline, Arsenal improved strongly this season. “Gunners” is a team with many different forms. Arsenal can play controlled attacks but are also ruthlessly pragmatic. The way the defensive “gunners” completely neutralized Man City’s strength in round 31 was truly remarkable.

Looking at that match, fans can believe that Arsenal is no longer naive and will not lose to Bayern Munich as easily as before. Even Arsenal is confident that it can defeat Bayern Munich.

The current situation is different when the quarter-final draw is opened, Bayern Munich are the ones trembling in the quarter-finals of the first leg of the Champions League. Arsenal will be a bit confused in this situation when they have to choose between attack or defense. But clearly this is a better opportunity for Arsenal to erase their defeat against Bayern Munich.