Target Lahm
Bayern manager Pep Guardiola loves to deploy his captain Philip Lahm as a defensive midfielder, a role that he believes best utilizes Lahm’s passing ability and sharp footballing brain. It has worked like a treat so far as Bayern out-pass all their opponents and have an average of 71.8% possession in Bundesliga games at home this season.
However, playing Lahm in midfield also exposes a weakness that Arsenal must look to exploit. Lahm despite all his intelligence and reading of the game is not a great physical presence and if Arsenal are able to bully him in the middle of the park, it will give time and space to the likes of Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla to get on the ball and cause Bayern some problems.