Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal predictions: "A step too far" for the Gunners in Champions League blockbuster?

By Matt Law | 21 Oct 2026 11:08, Last updated: 21 Oct 2026 11:09

Bayern Munich and Arsenal volition fastener horns successful a standout Champions League fixture connected Wednesday night, with the 2 teams acceptable to collide successful the league stage.

Both are considered to beryllium among the favourites for the prize this season.

Bayern person 4 points to amusement from their archetypal 2 matches successful this season's league stage, portion Arsenal person gathered six points from 2 games.

Two of the champion teams successful European shot volition spell to conflict connected Wednesday night, and here Sports Mole's writers present their verdicts for the Champions League fixture astatine the celebrated Allianz Arena.

Ben Knapton, Site Coordinator - Draw

Gone are the days erstwhile Arsenal would rotation implicit astatine the Allianz Arena, and Mikel Arteta's men were afloat worth for their location triumph implicit Bayern Munich a small nether 12 months ago, but a repetition of specified a connection occurrence is surely a measurement excessively far.

The Gunners failed to people successful the archetypal fractional of a Premier League oregon Champions League crippled for the sixth lucifer moving against Nottingham Forest and needed a ample portion of luck to adjacent travel distant with each of the spoils, highlighting ongoing issues for an Arsenal onslaught that has been weakened since the play started.

However, Bayern cannot lucifer up to Arsenal defensively, having kept conscionable 1 cleanable expanse successful their past 5 games, portion Michael Olise's suspension deprives them of a antheral who has tallied 9 goals and 5 assists successful conscionable 10 games this season.

Vincent Kompany's broadside should inactive find a mode through, but Arsenal are susceptible of capitalising connected the hosts' antiaircraft lapses to snatch a praiseworthy point.

Matt Law, Football Editor - Bayern

This has the makings of a existent Champions League classic, and I fancy Bayern to inflict a 2nd decision of the play connected an Arsenal broadside that are not presently successful afloat flow.

Bayern were fantabulous against RB Leipzig successful the Bundesliga past clip out, scoring six times, and I fancy them to origin Arsenal a batch of problems connected Wednesday night.

Arsenal tin harm Bayern down the different end, and I americium afloat expecting the Gunners to find the backmost of the net, but a constrictive triumph for the Bundesliga giants could beryllium connected the cards.

Oliver Thomas, Senior Reporter - Bayern

Two of the favourites to triumph this season’s Champions League butt heads successful Munich for 1 of the standout ties connected matchday 3 – hopefully this contention volition unrecorded up to the hype!

Arsenal person won each of their past 14 League Phase matches and they bushed Bayern 3-1 astatine the Emirates successful November past year, truthful Mikel Arteta's men volition transportation plentifulness of content that they tin unafraid a affirmative result.

However, Arsenal's stingy defence was troubled by a free-scoring Brighton outfit not that agelong agone and Bayern surely person the attacking credentials to occupation the Gunners erstwhile again, adjacent without suspended prima Michael Olise.

Bayern’s historical location grounds successful Europe - unbeaten successful 39 consecutive location group/League Phase matches - bodes good for Vincent Kompany’s side, and with ex-Tottenham striker Harry Kane firing connected each cylinders, the German giants whitethorn conscionable borderline to a constrictive triumph connected this occasion.