Bayern Munich is Prohibited From Bringing Supporters to Arsenal Headquarters in the Champions League Quarter-finals

Bayern Munich was punished by UEFA in the Champions League (Instagram/@fcbayern).

JAKARTA - Bayern Munich will meet Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the 2023/2024 Champions League. FC Hollywood will visit Emirates Stadium first in the first leg, April 9, 2024.

The problem is, Munich will lose support from supporters in the first leg. They received a ban from UEFA from bringing supporters.

The one-match ban without fans was obtained due to an incident where a fire was thrown onto the pitch when they visited Lazio's headquarters in the round of 16.

Apart from these sanctions, Munich also has to pay a fine of 30 thousand pounds.

"We have to accept this punishment. Not only were the fireworks exploded, but they were also deliberately shot into the field so that they directly endangered people who saw them."

"This is such a clear violation of the conditions of probation that unfortunately an appeal is futile."

"The fact that we now have to play away without the support of fans is a big blow."

"A small group of individual perpetrators have committed a detrimental act against all our supporters and the team," said Bayern Munich CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen.

This situation is certainly an advantage for Arsenal. Mikel Arteta's troops have a great opportunity to take advantage of the first leg to put one foot in the semifinals.

Emirates Stadium will be free to fill with more home fans. This means that it is possible that the stadium with a capacity of 60,000 spectators will be sold out without any Munich fans coming.

Of course, the full support of the supporters was a big motivation for the Gunners to steal the first leg win.

Apart from that, Arsenal certainly doesn't want to waste their struggle to reach the top eight. You see, this is their first Champions League quarter-final since 2010.

They certainly have the ambition to go further, namely to the semifinals to meet the winner between Real Madrid vs Manchester City.