Arsenal have been given the higher hand within the battle for Premier League glory.
Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis are battling for this season’s Premier League title (Picture: Getty)
Arsenal have simply acquired an enormous enhance within the Premier League title race on account of the Champions League draw. The primary knockout stage fixtures had been selected Friday, with the Gunners being drawn towards Bayer Leverkusen. In the event that they get by the two-legged tie, they are going to face both Bodo/Glimt or Sporting within the quarter-finals.
Metropolis, in the meantime, will renew hostilities with Actual Madrid within the spherical of 16 earlier than probably going through Bayern Munich within the quarter-finals. It has thrown up an attention-grabbing state of affairs which may gain advantage Arsenal’s hopes of securing Premier League glory on the finish of the season.
The quarter-finals will happen on April 7-8 and April 14-15, with the second-leg matches falling simply days earlier than Arsenal and Metropolis go head-to-head in a possible title decider.
Metropolis going through Bayern instantly earlier than internet hosting the Gunners would symbolize a brutal week for Pep Guardiola’s aspect, with key gamers prone to be rested in both fixture.
Arsenal, in the meantime, would face a relatively simpler fixture towards Bodo/Glimt or Sporting. Given their standing as arguably one of the best crew in Europe in the intervening time, they might effectively already be house and hosed earlier than the second leg is performed.
If that proves to be the case, Mikel Arteta would be capable of relaxation his big-name stars within the return leg earlier than having them again for the Metropolis recreation feeling refreshed.
It stays to be seen how the Premier League title race will play out, with Arsenal nonetheless holding a bonus over Metropolis as issues stand.
“I nonetheless assume it’s Arsenal’s to lose. Arsenal have gotten to get themselves mentally proper for the subsequent 4 or 5 months, such an enormous second for the membership, and I nonetheless assume they’ll do it.
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