Arteta says Arsenal must learn from their two sloppy goals against Bayern Munich if they are to have any chance of advancing to the Champions League semi-finals.
Bukayo Saka gave the home side an early lead with his 18th goal of the season, but defensive errors saw Bayern deny Arsenal 20 on half-time through Serge Gnabry and Harry Kane. The 15th goal of the game, leading 2-1. Substitutes Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard combined brilliantly to equalize 14 minutes from time, before Kingsley Coman struck the post late on. Delicately balanced.
Saka confronted Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg after claiming he was brought down by Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, claiming he was not awarded a penalty in stoppage time but Arteta insisted Said he did not see the incident and said his players missed an opportunity to build good relationships. Leading in the first round.
“In the Champions League you can’t give anything to the opponent and we gave them two goals today,” the Arsenal boss said.
“When you encounter this situation, you will be punished. This is the biggest lesson. In this game, the gap between the two sides is very small. Facing an opponent of this level, wanting to create high-quality opportunities is indeed It’s difficult. But I think the team showed a lot of composure, especially after 2-1 – you can throw away your toys and give your opponent a lot of space, but we haven’t done that yet, and The bench players made a huge impact.
“I sense the players believe we will go to Munich next week and be better.”
Thomas Tuchel was furious that Bayern were not awarded a penalty after Gabriel collected a goal kick in the box. “It was a child’s mistake,” the Bayern coach said of the 66th-minute incident, when his team led 2-1.
Kane is currently the top scorer in the Champions League this season with seven goals, taking his tally to 39 in 38 games since joining Bayern from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer. Although away fans are banned from attending the first leg, the England captain is clearly delighted to be back in north London and is looking forward to next week’s second leg at the Allianz Arena.
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“We can be a little more aggressive without the ball,” he said. “It was really tough without fans here tonight, so having a full stadium in Munich will be incredible for us and I think they will really help us and push us forward. You see a really determined team. The team – we have to show unity and fight. Today is a small step in the right direction.”
