Arsenal faced considerable difficulties in the round of 16 against “Porto”. Away, the “Gunners” lost 0-1, won at home with the same score, and the fate of the quarter-final ticket was decided in a penalty shootout, where the Londoners were more accurate. In the Premier League, Mikel Arteta’s team is fighting for the top spot and after 32 rounds tops the league table. However, they are only ahead of “Liverpool” by additional indicators. “Manchester City” is one point behind. In the last two rounds, the “Gunners” achieved “clean sheet” victories over “Luton Town” (2-0) and “Brighton” (3-0). It is worth noting that in the four previous matches, the Londoners did not concede a single goal. Matches involving “Arsenal” in the Champions League are not characterized by high scoring – in the last five matches, only once has more than two goals been scored.
Despite setbacks in the Bundesliga, “Bayern” managed to overcome the resistance of “Lazio” in the round of 16 in the Champions League. In Rome, the Munich team lost 0-1 but won 3-0 at home and advanced to the quarter-finals. In the Bundesliga, in the last two rounds, Thomas Tuchel’s team lost to “Borussia Dortmund” 0-2 at home and to “Heidenheim” 2-3 away. There is no talk of catching up with “Bayer” now, as the gap is 16 points. It is more important to maintain the second position, as “Stuttgart” is behind only on additional indicators. Obvious problems can be observed in Bayern’s defense. After the “clean sheet” victory of 3-0 over “Lazio”, they failed to keep a clean sheet in the next four matches.
