Overview
- Olise meets Eze on Wednesday in a Champions League away fixture for Bayern at Arsenal, with kickoff set for 21:00 in London.
- Olise enters the match after a two-goal, three-assist performance in Bayern’s 6–2 win over Freiburg, taking him to six goals and seven assists in 11 Bundesliga games.
- Eze comes in off a hat-trick in Arsenal’s 4–1 derby win over Tottenham, giving him five goals and three assists across 18 league appearances this season.
- The pair forged a close bond at Crystal Palace from 2021 to 2024, with Olise introducing Eze to chess, which Eze later celebrated by winning a 2025 celebrity online event reported with a €20,000 prize.
- Their career paths diverged with reported transfers of about €51 million for Olise to Bayern in 2024 and about €70 million for Eze to Arsenal in 2025, with reports noting Bayern had previously considered Eze.