Tuesday 19 February 2013 19:24, UK
Daniel van Buyten has told Sky Sports that Bayern Munich cannot afford to underestimate Arsenal ahead of the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 clash on Tuesday.
He insists that recent setbacks for Arsenal will not impact on their chances in Europe. "Arsenal have suffered some blows but that does not reduce their chances. The Gunners always offer something big in the Champions League and they are dangerous in all the aspects," Van Buyten explained. "Their FA Cup knock-out could also come back on us because now they will have that desire to demonstrate more to their fans against us. These things can influence things but this match is still more important for Arsenal." Van Buyten says that Bayern's failure on home soil in last year's final against Chelsea still haunts them. "The squad have a debt with our fans after the final in 2012 and our dream is to repeat this and get to the final this year."
