ARSENAL have learned their Champions League opponents.
For their league phase opponents from pot one, Arsenal will host Harry Kane‘s Bayern Munich, and will face a journey away to Inter Milan, who were embarrassed by Paris Saint-Germain in last year’s final.
Shutterstock EditorialArsenal will hope Viktor Gyokeres can fire them to their first ever Champions League title[/caption]
GettyThey will face Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich at the Emirates[/caption]
Of fellow pot two sides, Arsenal will host Atletico Madrid and travel away to Belgian outfit Club Brugge.
From pot three they will face Greek giants Olympiacos at home, and fans have been handed an away day in Czechia as they travel to face Slavia Prague.
And from pot four, Arsenal host Kazakh side Kairat Almaty, who knocked Scottish champions Celtic out earlier this week to qualify for the tournament, and will travel to face Spanish outfit Athletic Bilbao.
Mikel Arteta‘s men are looking to bounce back from semi-final heartbreak during last year’s competition.
They enjoyed a memorable campaign which saw them hammer PSV and knock out champions Real Madrid.
But Arsenal were unable to get the better of eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain.
The Gunners enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 win over the Parisians in the group stage.
But by the time the semis came around they found an opponent transformed – and one that managed to beat all four English teams that entered the competition.
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GettyAtletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is no stranger to upsetting English giants in the competition[/caption]
APKairat Almaty dumped out Scottish champs Celtic on penalties on Tuesday[/caption]
Despite Arteta’s protestations that his side were the better team, Luis Enrique‘s side were relatively untroubled over the two legs as they ran out 3-1 aggregate winners.
They would then go on to hammer Inter Milan 5-0 in the final.
But Arsenal fans will point to the lack of a striker and an attacking midfielder able to quicken the pace of the game as reasons why the team were unable to deliver a trophy.
Those issues now appear to have been resolved, with Viktor Gyokeres, who bagged a hat-trick against Man City with Sporting in last season’s competition, joining in a £63.5m deal.
And in midfield, FA Cup winner Eberechi Eze has joined and should be able to provide a more front-footed alternative in the number 10 role to the controlled approach of Martin Odegaard.
The Gunners have won both their first two Premier League games but visit Liverpool on Sunday in a match that could have a huge bearing on their chances of winning a first domestic title since 2004.
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