Arsenal teach Bayern a lesson

Bayern Munich were beaten 1-3 by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the fifth round of the Champions League qualifying round, and this was no ordinary defeat.

Bayern's dream was shattered by Arsenal.

On the morning of November 27, Arsenal defeated Bayern 3-1 at home for the first time in 10 years. This is also an expensive lesson that the "Gray Tigers" have had to learn in nearly a decade.

According to Opta , in 424 matches in all competitions since the 2017/18 season, Bayern Munich have never allowed their opponents to create as many “big chances” (clear opportunities) as they did against Arsenal: 7 times. This number far exceeds their previous worst record in the past 8 years.

Bayern entered the match against Arsenal with a proud record, having had a 19-match unbeaten streak (18 wins) since the beginning of the season, scoring 64 goals. They were praised by German experts and media as "the strongest team in the world at the moment".

But after 90 minutes in North London, all those illusions were shattered. Bayern’s statistics against Arsenal clearly demonstrate this. In the whole match, they only had 8 shots with an xG of 0.69 (the lowest since the beginning of the season).

Arsenal asserted its strength.

For the first time since the start of the 2025/26 season, Bayern only scored 1 goal (before that, they scored at least 2 goals/match in all competitions).

The attack line is currently the most flourishing in Europe with Harry Kane and Olise almost disappearing before Mikel Arteta's high pressing and tight defense system. Meanwhile, Arsenal played like a perfect machine: controlling the game, pressing suffocatingly, changing states as fast as lightning and taking full advantage of the opponent's mistakes.

With this victory, Arsenal sent a warning to all of Europe that they were ready for the Champions League title, and proved one simple thing: the title of "the strongest team in the world" is not something that is awarded before the end of the season.

Bayern Munich learned the biggest lesson on that cold London night: to be called number one, they must first beat Mikel Arteta's Arsenal.

Source: https://znews.vn/arsenal-day-cho-bayern-mot-bai-hoc-post1606252.html