Martin Keown believes we’re in for a tough test against Bayer Leverkusen in our Champions League Round of 16 tie, but expects the home advantage in the second leg to be key.
We won all eight of our league phase matches in this season’s competition, meaning we’ll play at home in the second leg of all of our knockout ties, starting with our clash with the 2024 Bundesliga winners.
“Arsenal are becoming quite formidable now in Europe, one of the big heavyweights,” Martin said after the draw, “they were out of the competition for six years or so, three years back in now.