The hosts won both first matches with the same score – 2:1. Correlation of forces in the matches which took place on Thursday, however, is a little bit different. The German club is quite capable of curbing the pressure from “the violets”, but the champions of Portugal will have to hold back the Arsenal “mega-machine” which has flew into the real rage. “The gunners” didn’t loose a point in last four games of the English Premier League, having struck the rival’s goal for 9 times.
Arsen Venger for a thousandth time confirmed his reputation of the excellent personnel officer by establishing the balance between the footballers who were lucky to make it without any trauma. The team infirmary gets empty, everything is alright with the nerves of the London footballers as shown by the Saturday match with Barnley, and the goal in Portugal costs a lot.
In Bayern which scores goals quite well, too, no matter where it plays – on its own field or not – there are two forwards worth to be paid attention to –
Ivitsa Olich (2.09) and
Myroslav Close (1.05).