Arsenal seek revenge on Bayern Munich as Kane returns to London

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Arsenal will bid to continue their imperious form when they seek revenge on Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal, reports talksport.com.

The Gunners have been unstoppable in 2024 but their old Bundesliga foes represent the first major test of their European credentials.

Arsenal ran out 3-0 winners away at Brighton last time out to remain unbeaten in the Premier League this calendar year. During that run, Mikel Arteta’s men knocked out Porto to snap their streak of seven successive last-16 exits in the Champions League.

German giants Bayern were responsible for several of those humiliating defeats, including a 10-2 thrashing in 2016/17.

However, the six-time Champions League winners are not the fearsome prospect they once were despite Harry Kane’s arrival.

Bayern will be relying on Kane to deliver the goods against Arsenal – and his goal record suggests they’d be right to. Former Tottenham striker Kane will make his return to north London less than a season after leaving to battle his old rivals.

His career has always been intrinsically linked to the Gunners, having been released from the club’s academy as a youngster.

From there, he went on to sign for Tottenham and become Spurs’ all-time top scorer – also overtaking Thierry Henry for the most strikes in the north London derby.

Kane has scored 14 goals in 19 appearances against Arsenal, only netting more against Leicester (20) and Everton (16) in his professional career.

The England captain has also scored the joint-most goals by a visiting player at the Emirates Stadium (5), along with Diogo Jota and Jamie Vardy.

Among players remaining in this season’s competition, Kai Havertz has applied the most high intensity pressures in the UEFA