Joshua Kimmich, the captain of Bayern Munich, does not believe that Arsenal is the most difficult opponent the Bundesliga team has faced this year. The midfielder views Mikel Arteta’s club as one that merely wants to win by any means, even though he doesn’t think the Gunners play football. After Bayern Munich’s 3-1 Champions League loss to Arsenal on Wednesday night, he made this statement. After 22 minutes of play, Jurrien Timber gave the home team the lead, but ten minutes later, 17-year-old Lennart Karl tied the score for Bayern. Mikel Arteta’s team won and took a three-point lead in the Champions League standings thanks to goals from Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli, who both came off the bench.Bayern had defeated teams like Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea in the Champions League before losing to the Gunners for the first time this season. Despite the loss, Kimmich thinks PSG offered a more challenging test than Arsenal. When asked if the Gunners were the hardest opponents his team has faced this season after the loss, the Germany international responded to TNT Sports Brasil, “No, I don’t think so.” PSG was the hardest, in my opinion, especially in terms of how they play football. Arsenal is very different. They depend on set pieces. They enjoy playing long balls and fighting, which is an entirely different game. It’s more of a football match against PSG. Today, it was more about game management and the duels than it was about football.Arsenal will now travel to west London for a top-of-the-table match at Stamford Bridge on Sunday against Chelsea, who also defeated Barcelona 3-0 earlier on Tuesday.
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