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Arsenal make three changes for do-or-die Champions League quarter-final with Harry Kane's Bayern Munich after shock defeat at the weekend

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By Luke Power

Published: 19:17 BST, 17 April 2024 | Updated: 19:55 BST, 17 April 2024

Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard are starting for Arsenal tonight against Bayern Munich in welcome news for Arsenal fans.

The star pair were potential injury doubts after Saka limped around during the 2-0 defeat by Aston Villa while Odegaard had to come off. 

Arsenal are contesting a huge Champions League quarter-final against German giants Bayern Munich, having drawn 2-2 in London in the first leg.  


Takehiro Tomiyasu starts at left-back, instead of Jakub Kiwior who started the first leg, or Oleksandr Zinchenko who played against Aston Villa. 

Jorginho comes back into the midfield after being benched for Sunday's game while Gabriel Martinelli is on the left wing.

Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard are starting for Arsenal against Bayern Munich in the Champions League

Takehiro Tomiyasu has also been given the nod out of a choice of three left-backs 

If Arsenal get past Bayern in Germany tonight, they will reach the last four of Europe's elite competition for the first time since 2008/09.

They have made huge strides forward under manager Mikel Arteta, who used to play for the club.

They finished second in the Premier League last season and are currently placed there this campaign.

The club has never won the Champions League and if Arteta were to lead them to such glory, he would be immortalised. 

Mikel Arteta is aiming to lead Arsenal to their first Champions League semi-final since 2009

Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel is looking to reach the semi-finals with a third team, having previously done so with Paris St-Germain and Chelsea.

The only manager to do so with more than three sides is Jose Mourinho with Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid.

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