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Possibly the biggest tie within matchday 5 of the Champions League was Arsenal vs Bayern Munich. Going into this one, both clubs sat top of their domestic leagues and are yet to lose in the competition.
For Bayern, Vincent Kompany made three changes from the side that beat SC Freiburg 6-2 a few days before. Joshua Kimmich came back into the line-up following a recent injury, whilst there were starts for 17-year-old Lennart Karl and former Arsenal man Serge Gnabry, who replaced the suspended Luis Díaz.
It was a rather timid start from both sides, who engaged in a midfield battle for the opening 20 minutes without either side really testing each other’s defence or…
