Champions League: Arsenal and Bayern Munich play out 2-2 draw
Leandro Trossard earned Arsenal a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich in their UEFA Champions League 2023-24 quarter-finals first-leg tie at the Emirates. Bukayo Saka handed Arsenal an early lead before Serge Gnabry equalized. A foul by William Saliba on Leroy Sane saw Harry Kane score a penalty. Bayern kept their lead in place before substitute Trossard helped the Gunners hold Bayern.
A 2-2 draw for Arsenal and Bayern
The hosts made a solid start as Saka struck early on with a low strike from his left foot following Ben White's pass. Bayern Munich turned things around with Sane finding Leon Goretzka between the lines. Gnabry made a fine run and beat David Raya. Saliba's foul saw Kane dispatch the second for Bayern. Arsenal leveled late on as Gabriel Jesus assisted Trossard.
A look at the match stats
Arsenal made 13 attempts with four shots on target. Bayern had two shots on target from eight attempts. Arsenal had more ball possession (60%) and owned a pass accuracy of 88%.
Kane races to 39 goals in all competitions
Kane has 39 goals and 10 assists in his debut season with the Bavarians in all competitions (38 matches). Notably, he has been involved in 10 goals in the 2023-24 Champions League (G7 A3). Overall, Kane owns 28 Champions League goals from 41 appearances. He equalled the legendary Ryan Giggs (28).
Massive records for Kane
As per Opta, former Tottenham Hotspur striker Kane is now the outright leading goalscorer against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium since it opened in 2006 (6 goals). Interestingly, eight of Kane's 15 goals against Arsenal in all competitions have been penalties; indeed, this is the most penalties any player has scored against a single Premier League club since the start of 2014-15.
Unique record for Gnabry
Only Karim Benzema (11) has scored more away goals against English clubs in the Champions League than former Arsenal forward Gnabry, who owns seven goals. He scored 4 vs Tottenham, 2 vs Chelsea and 1 vs Arsenal.
Advantage Bayern going to Munich?
Arsenal are winless in the first leg of each of their last eight two-legged knockout encounters in the Champions League (D1 L7). Their last win came in 2010-11 against FC Barcelona in round 16. Bayern have progressed from six of the eight previous occasions when they have drawn an away first-leg clash in a two-legged tie.
