The Munich Challenge

It is no coincidence that Liverpool, who have been impeccable at Anfield, have gone two consecutive games without scoring a goal and added two unexpected defeats at their stadium, in the Europa League and in the Premier. Nor can it be said to be an accident that Arsenal, the team with the best defense in the English league, scored four goals at the most decisive moment, and all four at the lively Emirates, where it has so far accumulated success and there felt So comfortable.

With too many games and logical mental fatigue, both teams suddenly fell victim to the inevitable collapse of their players, due to fatigue or logical pressure of approaching the goal, which is why they can make unimaginable mistakes.

The failures of Liverpool and Arsenal have nothing to do with a lack of quality, or because they are poor candidates to win the title against Manchester City. They are even reasonable, when no team gives anything, and players of the quality of Eberechi Ezeat the Crystal Palace, or Ollie Watkins and Bailey, at Aston Villa, compete with each other, because they are able to capitalize on any mistake or negligence from the rival, no matter how small. It is in moments of greatest tension to achieve victories, when the inspiration of football players usually hardens and the ball refuses to enter. Various auctions Trossard, Then, Gabriel Jesus and Havertz They managed to outplay Arsenal with their good first half against Aston Villa, as well as missed chances, much to Jurgen’s despair Kloppof wrong, Núñez and Diogo Jota against Crystal Palace, as they would also have given the Reds a clear victory.

For the two candidates to topple the City in the Premiership, bad days may come, but they must not stop pushing, or lose confidence. Although there are only six games left, dark days can also be experienced by the ‘skyblues’ of Guardiolafalling into three competitions, with fatigue, injury and a Haaland ‘humanized’, and they still have to play on fields as difficult as Brighton and Tottenham, where they can drop points. You just have to remember how the ‘villains’ of Unai Emery, very effective and brilliant in London, were deceived less than a month ago in their own Villa Park by their rivals, Spurs (0-4). The English league is very unpredictable.

Having suffered the blow, the same demanding schedule now offers Arsenal what is, without a doubt, the North London club’s most anticipated opportunity in 14 years. “It’s time to get up. “Now this is a great test for us,” he said. Arteta before the Champions League tie, to turn the disappointment and sadness left by defeat to Aston Villa, tonight in Munich, into ambition. Bayern leaving their stadium, and reaching the semifinals of the Champions League, entering the cast of the four best in Europe, will reaffirm all the good work they have done in recent years.

Therefore it is about believing and having faith, playing personality in one of the best possible scenarios. Victory in Munich will free the Gunners from all their anxieties about the weight of the past. It’s a great challenge, but, as Arteta said, it couldn’t have come at a better time.