Arsenal have drawn Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Speaking to ESPN, Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben has taken a dig at Arsenal after the two sides were drawn together in the Champions League.
The Gunners had hoped for an easier draw this season after finally finishing top of their group, ahead of Paris Saint-Germain.
Fate conspired them, though, as they were drawn with the Bundesliga champions, who finished second in their group behind Atletico Madrid.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger
It was a nightmare draw for Arsene Wenger and his men; especially given they have fallen to Bayern at this stage twice in the last five years.
Now Robben has taken a dig by suggesting Bayern have grander ambitions than the Gunners.
“For them, the pressure is to make it to the quarter-final for the first time in many years,” he told ESPN.
“Our target is always the final. But this draw doesn’t make it easy [for either team.] We’ve played them a few times over the last few years and always won.”
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger
While Arsenal will not be pleased by the draw they have been handed, this could be the best time to play Bayern Munich.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team are currently top of the Bundesliga but they have not been anywhere close to the team that was so dominant in the past.
That gives Arsenal a chance and if they can show the kind of form they’ve shown in the Premier League this year they can certainly pose a threat to Bayern Munich despite their underdog status.
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