While waiting for tonight's UEFA Champions League clash between London's Arsenal and Munich's Bayern, it is interesting to look at the facts related to these teams. Some of them are truly unbelievable.
Let's remind that the first leg in Germany ended with a crushing victory for the hosts, with a scoreline of 5-1.
Indeed, no team trailing by at least four goals has ever managed to advance to the next stage. So far, there have been nine attempts, and the first failure occurred as visitors.
Four out of the last losses for the "Gunners" in the Champions League were experienced at the Emirates Stadium during the quarter-final stage. Twice out of these four defeats were against Bayern.
The upcoming match between these clubs will be the 12th. So far, the Germans have won six times, the English three times, and there have been two draws.
Bayern has only won one out of their last ten Champions League away matches. The Bavarians have lost three times by a one-goal margin and played two draws.
Robert Lewandowski, who has excelled this season for Bayern, is only surpassed in goal-scoring by Edinson Cavani (10 goals) and Lionel Messi (7 goals). However, the Polish striker has scored only two goals in his last 12 away games.
Arjen Robben has scored in two consecutive matches against Arsenal. Three times in a row, he has only managed to beat Moscow's CSKA goalkeeper.
