Saturday 1 March 2014 11:26, UK
Last season, Bayern Munich were the team to beat in the Champions League. We saw that when they went to the Emirates and won 3-1 very comfortably.
They rely heavily on their midfielders to get goals. Olivier Giroud is their only obvious centre-forward and while I suspect Arsene Wenger tried to strengthen that area in the January window, he couldn't get the one he wanted so kept his powder dry. Arsenal have had a very good defensive record this season and are second in our league, but this is a team that have conceded six goals against Manchester City and five goals against Liverpool. Their performances are almost polarised; they can be brilliant against the lesser teams, but have found life difficult against the better ones. I would question whether a team that can conceded five and six goals in two games can go and win any of the big competitions. I don't see them as first, second or maybe even third favourites in either the Premier League or the Champions League. Let's see if I'm right or wrong.