ARSENAL - EVERTON Arsenal construyó en 4-3-3. Everton presionó alto hombre a hombre con una rotación lateral en el lado izquierdo. Arsenal jugó balones largos hacia Gyökeres. Arsenal atacó en 3-2-5/2-2-6 con White iniciando bajo y luego superponiéndose, Lewis-Skelly invertido, y extremos amplios. El bloque medio y bajo de Everton fue 4-2-3-1 orientado zonalmente y al hombre. Everton construyó en 4-3-3. Arsenal presionó alto hombre a hombre con una rotación lateral en el lado izquierdo. Everton jugó balones largos hacia Barry. Everton atacó en 4-3-3 con laterales y extremos en distinta línea vertical. El bloque medio y bajo de Arsenal fue 4-4-2 zonal.

BAYERN MUNICH VS. ARSENAL: THE PREVIEW While Bayern Munich is a highly aggressive and intense side, aiming for dominance through ball possession and rapid regains via aggressive pressing and counter-pressing; Arsenal is a pragmatic, balanced, and controlled team. They strive to be prepared for every phase, seeking to manage both space and the ball without compromising their defensive solidity. From goal kicks, Bayern builds in a 4-2-3-1, while Arsenal employs a high man-to-man press, through a lateral rotation on the right flank. Bayern will look to exploit the space behind Arsenal’s #9 (who presses the goalkeeper) by utilizing third-man combinations. They aim for fluid, mobile movement to disrupt the opposition’s individual marking assignments, creating dynamic advantages for the ball receiver to facilitate progression. In established possession, Bayern adopts a 3-1-6/2-2-6 structure. The full-backs push high into the attacking line in different vertical lanes than the wingers (often with wingers wide while full-backs in the half-spaces making overlapping runs), with Kimmich and Pavlovic deep to manage progression alongside the center-backs. Bayern displays great positional fluidity, particularly among their full-backs, the #10, and Kane; these players drift through central areas during the second phase to create overloads or numerical superiorities. When unable to apply effective pressure on the ball, Arsenal will defend in a zonal 4-4-2 block, safeguarding the spaces both within and behind their block. At other times, they'll look to shift into a man-to-man press: the wingers push up alongside Havertz, Ødegaard invert into the #6, effectively matching up against Bayern’s 3+1 build-up. Behind them, the 4+2 base adjusts to cover Bayern’s six high players. Bayern will attempt to penetrate the defensive block by maximizing width, maintaining a high tempo of ball circulation, and ensuring high mobility in the central areas. They'll seek to create dynamic advantages through runs into the half-spaces by their full-backs, or by securing positional advantages outside the box. Arsenal will build in a 4-2-3-1 from goal kicks, comfortable playing either short passes or long balls toward Havertz. Bayern will employ a high man-to-man press, likely through a rotation on the right flank to keep Olise high, while tasking Upamecano (who excels at defending wide spaces) with marking Arsenal’s left winger. I believe Arsenal must be intelligent here by avoiding a reliance solely on short passes when facing Bayern’s press (as against Brighton), as it allowed the opponent to gain momentum through high regains. Instead, they should look to play a few short passes before launching long balls toward Havertz, with Ødegaard supporting and Saka and Madueke chasing the second balls. Further up, Arsenal will attack in a fluid 3-1-6/3-2-5 structure. The full-backs will push high into the attacking line in different vertical lanes than the wingers (with Calafiori operating in the half-space, while the right-back starts deeper before joining the attack dynamically); with Guimarães/Lewis-Skelly in the center, and Rice deep as a third center-back on the right. Bayern will defend in a 4-2-3-1/4-4-2 block, relying heavily on a man-oriented marking scheme: a setup Arsenal can exploit by creating qualitative or dynamic superiorities. To capitalize on Bayern’s reactive nature, Arsenal must remain fluid, technically secure, and ambitious. While Bayern will likely dominate possession for long periods, due to their aggressive man-to-man approach (which will force turnovers) and their fluidity on the ball (making them difficult to press); Arsenal will need to stay tactically disciplined under Arteta’s plan, biding their time to apply pressure and strike during transitions. Bayern will need to be relentless in their pressing and duels to assert control and push forward, while Arsenal will need to be tactically tenacious and precise in their fast transitions.