Arsenal vs Bayern Munich - Champions League quarter-final LIVE: Live score, team news and updates as Gunners look to end hoodoo against German giants

As we get closer to the team news, the atmosphere is building at the Emirates.

Bayern have arrived, and so have a lot of Arsenal fans, excitement is certainly building in north London.

A big night in store.

Oliver Holt, Mail Sport Chief Sports Writer, at the Emirates:

Here they are!

The Arsenal players have arrived for one of the club's biggest fixtures in over a decade.

Which 11 will be the lucky ones to start tonight?

We will find out very soon.

Arsenal and Bayern Munich both had to come from behind in the round of 16 to secure their places in the last eight.

Both sides' paths to the quarter-finals have been fairly similar. Both sides topped their group, both went 1-0 down in the first leg, and both turned their ties around in the second to win at home.

The similarity of their Champions League will end here though as they battle it out for a semi-final place against either Real Madrid or Man City.

How different will these stats look by the end of the night?

Aadam Patel, Mail Sport, has been down at the Emirates prior to kick-off tonight to speak to the Gunners fans.

It seems that the confidence is certainly there that Arsenal can turn Bayern Munich over.

You can't blame them!

The mood in the Arsenal camp is sky-high right now, and that includes the fanbase.

Speaking prior to tonight's big match, Arsenal captain, Martin Odegaard, has called for their fans to bring the noise.

If tonight’s task wasn’t already difficult for Bayern Munich, they won't even have any fans there to cheer them on.

UEFA banned Bayern Munich dans from attending tonight’s match due to their supporters’ throwing fireworks onto the pitch during their match against Lazio in March.

So, this is certainly something Arsenal can use to their advantage tonight. The Emirates will be a cauldron of noise come kick-off.

I’m sorry to have to remind you of this Arsenal fans...

I think it’s fair to say when you think of these two sides facing off, you think of all the 5-1 defeats Arsenal have suffered at the hands of Bayern in recent times.

The Gunners have lost their past three games against Bayern by the aforementioned scoreline. Not happy reading.

The Gunners have been knocked out by the German Champions on all five occasions they have met in the Champions League knockout stages.

However, tonight you just feel that run of poor form could come to an end – well I do anyway.

Arsenal are rightly the favourites.

Now, back to matters on the pitch.

An old enemy returns to the Emirates tonight, Tottenham’s all-time top scorer Harry Kane. The former Spurs captain loved a game against Arsenal, and I’m sure he wasn’t expecting to return against his old rivals so soon after moving to Germany.

Kane has scored 14 goals in 19 appearances against Arsenal, with five of them coming at the Emirates which is the joint-most goals scored by a visiting player at the ground.

The England captain is still in search of his first silverware in senior football, and with all German domestic trophies pretty much out of reach, the Champions League is his last option this season.

I’m sure he would love to be the person to ruin Arsenal’s chances of a first Champions League trophy.

Security will be increased tonight at the Emirates, as well as all Champions League fixtures this week after an ISIS media outlet shared a post on social media with a threat towards all stadiums hosting Champions League quarter-final first legs.

The Metropolitan Police have said they are ‘aware of the threat and that a 'robust policing plan' was in place for tonight’s match.

Spanish and French ministers have also revealed security will be stepped up with all games going ahead as planned.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan has reassured the public that the Met police are prepared and will ‘work closely’ with Arsenal’s security team to ensure tonight’s fixture passes ‘peacefully’.

Bayern Munich fans will be willing this season to end as soon as possible.

Well, that is unless they can defy the odds and win the Champions League. Far less impressive teams have managed the feat in the past.

Thomas Tuchel's side are just one game away from relinquishing their Bundesliga dominance and have been knocked out of all domestic competition.

So yes, the odds are stacked against a poor Bayern side who just can’t seem to find form, but they still have the know-how of how to navigate this competition.

Harry Kane will obviously be key for them, while Joshua Kimmich and Thomas Muller – among others – were part of the team that secured the Champions League trophy in 2020.

They will need to call on that experience if they are to get past Arsenal.

I said it on Saturday night, and I’ll say it today, something special is brewing at Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta’s men have had their doubters throughout the season but have shown their maturity in the title race this season, which was epitomised in their impressive 3-0 win away at Brighton.

They sit top of the Premier League, due to a better goal difference than Liverpool, but tonight is a chance for them to show they can handle the pressure in Europe too.

The Champions League is a completely different ball game, many teams who have dominated in their respective league have struggled to translate that form in Europe.

While many people are expecting the Gunners to sweep aside Bayern Munich due to the differences in form, the Bavarian side still have several players that can cause them problems, including Harry Kane.

Form can go out the window in the Champions League knockout stages, so Arsenal will have to make sure they are in top form tonight.

It’s set to be a belter.

Arsenal fans have waited 15 years for a night like this.

Gunners’ fans have not seen their side partake in a Champions League quarter-final since 2010, but tonight the wait ends as Mikel Arteta’s side take to the Emirates turf to face Bayern Munich.

Recent history does not favour Arsenal, but their form does, while you can not say the same about the German Champions.

However, Bayern do have a player in their ranks that has struck fear into the Gunners in the past. That player is Harry Kane, the former Tottenham captain returns to north London tonight.

It’s certainly a big night for Arsenal - we will see if they are truly the real deal in Europe – this is their biggest test yet.

Let’s get started then!