Arsenal and Bayern Munich are competing for the top spot in their UWCL group. Bayern only needs a draw to secure the top spot, but The Gunners must win. Both teams haven’t lost in a long time and Bayern won 5-2 the last time around, so it will be an interesting match. Let’s look at the possible line-up, statistics and where you can watch Arsenal vs Bayern Munich. We will update the match preview on game day.
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Arsenal vs Bayern Munich: Possible Line-ups
The possible line-ups are derived from previous match days. We take into consideration how strong the opponents are, what players are injured and of course team news before the match.
Team News Arsenal
Renée Slegers said the team avalibility is the same as against Liverpool. That means Lia Wälti will not be with the squad, Kim Little is making good progress but possinly not ready yet and Wienroiter is still to be managed:
“We’ve just had to manage Kim. She happened to be back in training before Liverpool, which was very positive. But we also knew there were only a couple of days before Liverpool following two games with tight turnarounds, so we are just building her back with minutes. So, we haven’t been planning the whole block for Kim to play against Bayern. She was just away, and we had to build her back into availability.”
What the coach has to say
Slegers and her team lost 5-2 to Bayern Munich in the first Women’s Champions League meeting. The head coach was asked what would be different this time: “We’ve spoken about it this morning as a team, we’re obviously not going to give away the game plan in the press conference! One thing I could highlight is, for example, we concede from set-pieces and that’s something we want to do better tomorrow.”
The head coach hopes to end the year on a high: “It’s something for the team. We have been doing really well and we know it takes hard work to carry this momentum and we have one more game to play tomorrow, we want to give everything tomorrow and the team wants to go and win that game so it’s all about the team.”
Even though the pressure might be high, Slegers is still looking forward to the match: “I’m excited for the game! I think we’ve had so many different challenges as a team. The last two were the cold and surface in Norway and with a very short turnaround, we went to Liverpool, which is always a very hard game as well, another away game. And now, we get to play against Bayern Munich, top of Europe and we see where stand. This is a new challenge that I look forward to.”
This is our prediction for the Starting IX for Arsenal against Bayern Munich:
14 Van Domselaar
11 McCabe
7 Catley
6 Williamson
2 Fox
8 Caldentey
32 Cooney-Cross
9 Mead
12 Maanum
19 Foord
23 Russo
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Team News Bayern Munich
Head coach Alexander Straus goes into this final group game still without Lena Oberdorf (cruciate ligament), Katharina Naschenweng (knee) and Mala Grohs (illness) for this game. Magou Doucouré is also ill and therefore unavailable.
What the coach has to say
Alexander Straus and Georgia Stanway looked ahead towards the match against Arsenal:
Alexander Straus: “We want to show a good performance away at Arsenal. Our goal is to prove ourselves at this level and win games like these. We showed in the reverse fixture that we have the quality to hurt them.”
Georgia Stanway: “Arsenal have a lot of energy and have been in good form of late. It’ll be a tough game where we can prove how far we’ve come. It’s just what we’ve worked towards. Our goal is to win the group and end the year on a positive.”
This is our prediction for the Starting IX for Bayern Munich against Arsenal:
32 Mahmutovic
6 Hansen
4 Viggósdóttir
2 Sembrant
30 Simon
31 Stanway
26 Kerr
17 Bühl
21 Harder
12 Lohmann
11 Schüller
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich: Statistics
Arsenal and Bayern Munich went head-to-head five times before. The Gunners won the Women’s Champions League game at home in 2023 with 2-0. Frida Maanum and Blackstenius scored the goals that game. It was played at the Emirates Stadium, whereas the match will now be at Meadow Park due to a scheduling conflict.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch the Women’s Champions League Arsenal vs Bayern Munich?
You can watch the UWCL match between Arsenal vs Bayern Munich on DAZN and DAZN Women’s Football YouTube.
When was the last meeting between Arsenal vs Bayern Munich?
The last meeting was on the 9th of October in the UWCL. Bayern won by 5-2 after Caldentey opened the score in the first half. Viggósdóttir equalizer and Lohman scored the 2-1. Arsenal got back in the game when Codina scored the equalizer. Everything changed when Pernille Harder scored her first, five minutes later her second and ended the match with a hat-trick.
What is Arsenal vs Bayern Munich kick-off time?
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich kick off at 20:00 GMT on the 18th of December at Meadow Park.