Overview
- The Emirates stages a meeting on Wednesday between two sides that have taken maximum points from their first four Champions League matches.
- Mikel Arteta’s team arrive after a 4-1 derby win highlighted by an Eberechi Eze hat-trick and they sit six points clear at the top of the Premier League.
- Arsenal have four European wins with 11 goals scored and none conceded this season, extending a dominant home run in the league phase of the competition.
- Bayern will be without Luis Díaz due to suspension from his PSG red card, though Harry Kane and Michael Olise continue to drive an in-form attack.
- Bayern-focused reporting suggests internal worries about player fatigue and a belief that Arsenal are favorites, which remains unverified.