Per Mertesacker believes Arsenal should relish the Champions League challenge provided by Bayern Munich in a fortnight. The Gunners recovered from a dismal 3-2 home defeat by Olympiacos, which left them bottom of their qualifying group, to blow away Premier League title rivals Manchester United on Sunday. Following the international break, Arsenal travel to Watford for another live televised encounter before the small matter of the first of two back-to-back Champions League fixtures against the Bundesliga giants. Bayern – who knocked Arsenal out of Europe in successive campaigns – have again looked formidable, both in domestic form with eight successive Bundesliga victories and...
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