This week looked like it had the potential to be difficult for Arsenal, with games against rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Bayern Munich and Chelsea, but Mikel Arteta’s side have made the first two of those matches look easy.
Arsenal put four past Spurs and now three past Bayern Munich as they continue to perform like a team that are finally going to win their first major trophy since 2020.
Arsenal and Bayern Munich were the top two sides in the league phase heading into this match but, just like the Gunners have done to most teams they have played this season, they dominated the match.
Arteta made just two changes to the side that beat Spurs, with Cristhian Mosquera and Myles Lewis-Skelly coming into the backline, and the strength of Arsenal’s squad has been the biggest theme of their season.
Arsenal have had to deal with injuries to a number of players in their front line, but they have dealt with them due to the quality they have and have now welcomed back Martin Odegaard, Martinelli and Madueke.
Madueke and Martinelli came off the bench to score as Arteta utilised what he calls his ‘finishers’ from the substitutes’ bench.
Arsenal have lost just one game this season and are top of both the Premier League and Champions League table and, with key players returning from injury, they look like they are going to be very difficult to dislodge.
