Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich in the Champions League — play-by-play!

32’: GOOOAAALLL! Bayern tied 1-1. Serge Gnabry sneaks behind the defense and Joshua Kimmich finds him. Gnabry’s volley pass to a brilliant one-touch finish from Lennart Karl.

31’: Eberechi Eze misses a wide open shot that could have easily doubled the lead. Bayern on their heels for the last 10 minutes.

23’: Yellow card. Dayot Upamecano is booked for a foul, setting up another set piece opportunity.

22’: Goal, Arsenal. Bayern down 1-0. Manuel Neuer is slow to react and Jurriën Timber’s header finds the back of the net.

16’: Manuel Neuer’s header clearance has Bukayo Saka’s nose streaming with blood.

15’: Both teams are passing and probing but sealed up tonight on the back end.

1’: LET’S GOOOOOOOOOO!!!

The two hottest teams in Europe, Bayern Munich and Arsenal, will face off in London on Wednesday night. With a combined record of 31W-3D-1L, Bayern and Arsenal have surged to the top of the Champions League betting charts. Both teams can boast a six-point lead in their respective domestic leagues but will need to earn a win to overthrow the other atop the Champions League table.

In the last five matches, Bayern has earned four wins and one draw against the Londoners. This includes a two-leg elimination in the 2023/24 quarterfinal stage.

Bayern is still the best scoring team in Europe but Arsenal has only conceded in four total games this season, including all clean sheets in the Champions League. With four wins and a +11 goal differential, Arsenal is tied with Bayern for first place in the Champions League group stage table. Technically, Bayern owns the tiebreaker with three more goals scored.

Odds: Bayern (+220), Draw (+250), Arsenal (+115)

Prediction: Bayern wins 3-1. Bayern will absolutely overwhelm Arsenal in the first half. Michael Olise and Serge Gnabry will score a pair of bangers to take a 2-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. Arsenal will show some life and eventually score on a corner kick around the 60th minute. After the first round of subs, Harry Kane will put the game out of reach.

Location: Emirates Stadium London England

Date: Wednesday, November 26th, 2025

Time: 8:00pm local time (3:00pm EST)

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