confident his side can reach the
quarter-finals of the Champions League
at the expense of Arsenal.
chances of seeing off Arsenal in the Champions
League round of 16.
It will the third time in the past five years Bayern
face Arsenal in the round of 16, with the
Bundesliga champions progressing both in
2012-13 and 2013-14.
Ancelotti believes a difficult tie awaits his side
again, but he is confident they will progress to the
quarter-finals.
"They will be two interesting games and I am really
looking forward to them," said Ancelotti.
"I trust my team and hope that we can reach the
quarter-finals. It will be tough, but I am confident.
"We have to give ourselves a good chance for the second leg in London with a top performance at the
Allianz Arena in the first leg.
"Arsenal have a very good side at the moment and
a coach who I really rate. They are doing very well
in the Premier League right now and have lost just
once in the league so far this season."
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has fond memories of
Bayern's previous encounters with Arsenal, but
believes the Gunners are an even stronger side
than before.
"It is an interesting and tough job," he stressed.
"We know Arsenal very well from recent years. We
have faced them often enough, including two times
in the round of 16.
"We remember those games fondly after
progressing, but Arsenal are a strong team and I
think they are even stronger now than in recent
years."
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