Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel says the club’s quarter-finals draw against Arsenal means they have the ‘most difficult road imaginable’ in the Champions League.
The six-time Champions League winners were paired with Arsenal in the last-eight during Friday’s draw.
Bayern beat Lazio to progress to the quarter-finals, while Arsenal beat Porto in a penalty shootout.
Mikel Arteta’s side will be slight favourites against Bayern but it’s a mammoth tie in what is shaping up to be a fantastic Champions League knockout stage
The winner of the tie will face either current champions Manchester City, or 14-time champions Real Madrid
And Tuchel says that makes the tie against Arsenal even harder.
‘We certainly have the most difficult road imaginable ahead of us – now playing against one of the best teams in Europe,’ said Tuchel.
‘Arsenal have been playing consistently at the top for two years. It’s a homogeneous, dangerous team, they score a lot of goals. But we will be prepared for it. We know our qualities.
Bayern are ten points behind Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga and have all but given up their title.
The Champions League is their only remaining chance of silverware this term.
Tuchel will step down at the end of the season, following a disastrous first full campaign at the Allianz Arena.
The German won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021, when they beat Manchester City 1-0 in the final in Porto
Source: Metro
