Quote from: GiftedMAN on Today at 09:33:37 PM

Personally I don't think the performance of Bayern Munich in their league should have any effect their performance against Arsenal, the truth is that Bayern Munich has been in bad shape since the beginning of the season but they managed to be among the best performing teams in the UCL don't you think something is fishy? When they 1:0 against Lazio in the first leg of the knockout stage almost every one believed that they were never going to qualify again but what did they do they came all the way to trash Lazio 3:0 to qualify to the next round. A lot of people may pick Arsenal as the favorite against Bayern Munich but they shouldn't forget in a hurry the history that Bayern Munich has against Arsenal and since the champions league is the only hope of Bayern Munich

You are right. Bayern Munich no longer dominated Bundesliga, Leverkusen which dominated Bundesliga this season. Even if Bayern Munich still dominates Bundesliga, it doesn't automatically bring positive impacts on the match against Arsenal. Moreover, Bayern Munich performance is very unstable during this season, I'm not really sure if Bayern Munich is ready for the next match in UCL.

The match against Lazio was another proof that Bayern Munich couldn't play consistently. They were defeated in Leg 1 but they won with 3 goals in Leg 2. I think this is not a good sign for Bayern Munich. If they really focus on UCL and do best effort, they won't play inconsistently in UCL matches. However, we can't underestimate Bayern Munich. They are surely not a weak team, they are one of the top teams. Bayern Munich also has a good history in UCL as well.