Vincent Kompany
Bayern MunichMikel Arteta
Arsenal
Meeting Highlights…ARSENAL
I think that with Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard it is always right-wing, at least the beginning of an attack. They try to create a majority there in order to get through there or make a change of sides. We have nothing in the league game on Sunday Learned new things. Everything is very flexible, the transitions are very fluid. Most of the time everything happens, it's not a team that commits to one formation.
…OPEN LEFT BACK POSITION
Aleks has had no rhythm since the Darmstadt game. The trend is towards the squad. If nothing happens, the same two will play in this position as in the first leg. We will decide the left-back position after training today.
…DE LIGT
Matthijs was never number four in my mind. It's about timing. We've been in the position for a long time that we have four fit central defenders. We always had confidence in him, just as we now trust Minjae Kim and Dayot Upamecano. We need Matthijs in top form tomorrow.
…MANY INJURED PLAYERS
There was only one game in the entire season where we had to tell a player from the licensed squad that he was not in the squad. Of course it has an influence and plays a role in the course of the season. We have two again for the first leg in London Wingers lost with Serge and Kin.
Vincent Kompany
Manager on Bayern Munich…ARSENAL
I think that with Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard it is always right-wing, at least the beginning of an attack. They try to create a majority there in order to get through there or make a change of sides. We have nothing in the league game on Sunday Learned new things. Everything is very flexible, the transitions are very fluid. Most of the time everything happens, it's not a team that commits to one formation.
…OPEN LEFT BACK POSITION
Aleks has had no rhythm since the Darmstadt game. The trend is towards the squad. If nothing happens, the same two will play in this position as in the first leg. We will decide the left-back position after training today.
…DE LIGT
Matthijs was never number four in my mind. It's about timing. We've been in the position for a long time that we have four fit central defenders. We always had confidence in him, just as we now trust Minjae Kim and Dayot Upamecano. We need Matthijs in top form tomorrow.
…MANY INJURED PLAYERS
There was only one game in the entire season where we had to tell a player from the licensed squad that he was not in the squad. Of course it has an influence and plays a role in the course of the season. We have two again for the first leg in London Wingers lost with Serge and Kin.
Mikel Arteta
Manager on Arsenal…ABOUT MATCH
A performance that puts us in the Champions League semi-final. All the preparation have been to achieve that, and earn it. We have been ready for 10 months and everything we did last season to start that journey in the Champions League after so many years, and tomorrow we have an unbelievable opportunity to make it happen. We’ve thrown the game away and the one we played a few days ago because regardless of that result it’ll have no impact on what’s going to happen tomorrow. We’ll refocus and start to build the confidence, trust and understanding for the performance that we have to put in tomorrow to beat them and be through in the tie.
…ZINCHENKO
We love Alex, he’s given us so much, he’s given us a lot and he’s up there with different qualities. He has an unbelievable courage to play football given the circumstances, and as well as the demands. Stay with our players and support them because, for sure, they’re going to perform better.
…WIN
Depending as well on their approach – for sure, I want my team to be ourselves, regardless of the stadium. Sometimes you want to do certain things and the opponent doesn’t allow you to do it, and we’re going to be very clear how we’re going to play the game, how we want to play the game, and what is going to give us the best chance to win it. It will be unbelievable. If we make it happen tomorrow, we are in the semi-final, and we will be in a really highly emotional state - it's something that we haven't achieved as a club for the last 15-17 years and that's the opportunity.
…INJURY REPORT
Hopefully. We’ve had less than 48 hours to recover from the game and we’ve had very little training, so we will assess them tomorrow and see how they are.