Bayern Munich striker Serge Gnabry believes that Arsenal’s trip to Emirates Stadium in the Champions League quarterfinals, first leg, is an extremely difficult challenge for his team right now.

“Arsenal has played very well since last Christmas until now. In any case, you really cannot say anything bad about a team that is competing for the Premier League championship,” Serge Gnabry expressed before for the Champions League quarter-final first leg between Bayern Munich and Arsenal tomorrow.

Arsenal was Serge Gnabry’s old team when he moved to the Emirates team from Stuttgart in 2011.

In particular, coach Mikel Arteta was still teammates with Gnabry in the “Gunners” shirt at that time. While the German striker is still playing for Bayern Munich (from 2017 to present), the Spanish strategist has now moved to the role of “captain” of Arsenal.

“He (Mikel Arteta) is now completely focused on his role as coach and shows very good leadership ability. Even in my time, he was an experienced player. He was the captain, a leader who talked to people and communicated a lot.

He was very useful to us when we were young. He built us up, always gave us useful advice, always tried to guide us so we could focus and give everything,” Serge Gnabry praised coach Mikel Arteta.

The striker born in 1995 also said that facing Arsenal at this time is a very difficult challenge, especially when Bayern Munich is going through a series of bad performances and has almost no chance of winning the Bundesliga championship this season.

 “Arsenal are a strong team, good at finishing and like to control the ball. They are formidable at home with their fans behind them. This will be a difficult task when two strong teams face each other. 

 Arsenal has had enough qualities to play at the highest level for a long time. The team has a certain sophistication and strength. The odds of winning between the two teams are probably 50-50,” Serge Gnabry affirmed.

Notably, Bayern Munich marches to Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, but no fans of the German team will be allowed to enter the field to support the home team. 

 The European Football Federation (UEFA) has banned Bayern Munich fans after fans of the German team launched fireworks onto the field in the 3-1 win over Lazio in the second leg of the 1/8 round of the Champions League.