CL Rd of 16: Arsenal FC to Take on Bayern Munich on Feb. 20

EFT Report, London: A wounded and shaken but a vigilant Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal FC will take on current Bundesliga leader and last season's finalist Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League’s Round of 16 encounter at the Emirates Stadium on Feb 20, 2013. Gunners beaten 1-0 by Championship side Blackburn in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday are in disarray and morally down; this Champions League is their only realistic chance of any silverware this season as they lie in fifth spot in the Barclays Premier League way behind leaders Manchester United.

Arsenal FC vs Bayern Munich on Feb. 20

On the other hand, Jupp Heynckes’s Bayern are on a hot run, having won all their five matches since winter break and having kept seven clean sheets in their last eight matches. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben will look to exploit Arsenal's shaky defense at the back. Bayern Munich’s defender Jerome Boateng is suspended for this tie while Kieran Gibbs will be missing for Arsenal with a thigh injury. Arsenal FC and Bayern Munich last meeting at the Champions League was in 2004-05, the German side won 3-2 on aggregate. A mouth water encounter awaits all the ‘Beautiful Game’ lovers at Emirates.

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