How can Arsenal progress past Bayern Munich in Champions League? Full permutations for tie
ARSENAL must really pull out all the stops if they are to somehow progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The Gunners lost 5-1 to Bayern Munich in the first leg of their last-16 clash and their prospects don't look good for the Emirates on Tuesday night.
Bayern Munich's Arturo Vidal is challenged by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in Arsenal's catastrophic 5-1 first leg lossBoss Arsene Wenger has pledged to attack from the start, but must do so without injured German midfielder Mesut Ozil.
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It's an unenviable task - Arsenal will need 100 per cent from every player, not to mention amazing support from the Emirates' faithful.
So, what exactly do Arsenal have to do to get past German champions Bayern?
- The Gunners must win by at least 4-0 in normal time and take advantage of their away goal to pull off an unlikely victory.
- Alternatively, if Bayern score once the Gunners will need to score five times to force extra time and six times to go through after 90 minutes.
4Robert Lewandowski Mesut Ozil battle it out in the first legCredit: Getty Images - Two goals for the Germans will leave north London praying for seven goals to win. The game cannot go to extra time if Bayern net twice.
How many times has a team overturned a 5-1 deficit at home in a UEFA club competition?
The only team to recover from a 5-1 defeat were Real Madrid, who beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-0 in the 1985/86 UEFA Cup third round to progress on away goals.
How many times have clubs attempted to overturn a 5-1 away loss?
80
What is the success rate of achieving this feat in percentage terms?
Home side in second leg through: 1 (1.2 per cent)
Away side in second leg through: 79 (98.8 per cent)
Who will be charged will attempting to pull off this improbable feat?
Arsenal (probable): Ospina; Bellerín, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Xhaka; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Iwobi, Walcott; Sánchez.
Bayern Munich (probable) : Ulreich; Rafinha, Martínez, Alaba, Bernat; Kimmich, Thiago, Müller; Costa, Robben; Lewandowski.
What is Arsenal's recent record?
The Gunners have fallen off the pace in both the Premier League and Champions League having lost four of their last six matches in all competitions.