Champions League: Bayern Munich chief fears slap in the face at Arsenal

Bayern Munich director Max Eberl says he is hoping the German champions do not get a slap in the face when they face Arsenal in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Thomas Tuchel’s side were beaten by lowly-rated Heidenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Bayern travel to London to face Arsenal in the Champions League, with both sides in contrasting form.

The Gunners have been outstanding in 2024 and are currently top of the Premier League, while the Germans have been defeated in their last two league matches.

Bayer Leverkusen can win the Bundesliga next weekend with a win in their next match.

Eberl said the problem he is faced with at the moment is not about firing coaches but avoiding a defeat at Arsenal.

Tuchel and Bayern have already reached an agreement to part ways at the end of the season.

And Eberi said he does not “give a s**t about the search for a new coach” and is hoping for a “turnaround” on the pitch.

“At the moment I can’t think of much. We can say: ‘Okay, the injured are coming back’, but that has always been the case at Bayern in the last few months,” he told reporters when asked of the game against Arsenal.

“We haven’t really become stable. It won’t work as easily as saying: Okay, it’s Champions League, Arsenal.

“Now we have the Champions League game against Arsenal. All respect to Heidenheim, but they are a bit better than Heidenheim in terms of football. In terms of attitude, they have the same level as Heidenheim. There’s a lot coming up.

“I don’t give a sh*t about the search for a coach. Now it’s all about the Arsenal game. We have to make a proper turnaround so that we don’t get a slap to the face.

“We should all be a little ashamed today. And we should make sure that we represent the Bavarian coat of arms in a more dignified manner relatively quickly.”