Experience almost defeated naive enthusiasm, but did Bayern Munich miss their chance against Arsenal?

For a draw that leaves all the things unscathed and a result that largely seemed fair from the flow of the sport, Thomas Tuchel was anything but calm.

He was furious, especially with referee Glenn Nyberg. This is the top of the reason for the choice made within the 66th minute, when Gabriel collected the ball within the penalty area when it appeared that David Raya had scored from goal. The nature of contemporary kicks probably made something like this inevitable sooner or later, but it’s still amazing to see. The incident has, after all, sparked loads of debate over the interpretation of when the goal kick was actually taken, but that does not matter should you go by the reason Tuchel says Nyberg gave them.

Based on this account, the referee suggested that he did indeed acknowledge that it was a handball, but told the Bayern Munich manager that he wouldn’t give the ball back since it was a “kid’s mistake” and something like that shouldn’t occur within the Champions League.

If so, that is an absurd explanation. It’s also easier to know why Tuchel was furious. The query stays whether there was more to it.

Was this Bayern’s big chance?

This could seem an excellent more extraordinary statement than Nyberg’s apparent explanation, especially considering it is a team loaded with Champions League stars that just drew 2-2 with Arsenal.

The thing is, this is occurring within the context of a terrible season. There isn’t any guarantee that they are going to give you the chance to up the ante again, especially considering the way in which this match played out. Bayern often appeared to rely almost entirely on their much greater Champions League experience. Tuchel’s men brilliantly took advantage of Arsenal’s naive exuberance initially of the match after which kept them at bay by managing the defense and play.

It’s the sort of quality that nights like this could recapture, and which was Bayern’s great advantage over Arteta’s team.

If the German champions had done that and managed to win the match in a way that seemed possible with so many dangerous counter-attacks, we can be talking about this greater cunning.

We can be talking about everlasting qualities that may only be developed and can’t be bought. That was really the one advantage Bayern had and Arsenal didn’t. For their part, Arteta’s team overcame it. They evolved with the sport.

The Basque even talked about how such differences had affected them before.

“We began rather well. We dominated, we played within the opponent’s half, we gained momentum and scored the primary goal,” Arteta began. “Then comes the critical moment of the match – Ben White is in front of the goalkeeper and we have to put it in the net and make it 2-0. In the Champions League you can’t give anything to your opponent, today we conceded two goals.

“When this happens to you, they will punish you. This is the biggest lesson. In this competition, the margins are very small. It is very difficult to break through opponents and generate chances against opponents at this level. You also have to make sure you don’t give anything away.”

However, Arsenal learned their lesson. Arteta was very complimentary of his side here.

I think the team showed great composure, especially after the 2-1 score. You can throw away your toys and generate a lot of space for your opponent and lose the tie in 20 minutes. We didn’t do it. I think subscriptions have had a huge impact. The way they came out on the pitch, their attitude and initiative to make something happen made a huge difference for the team.

Arteta himself showed nous. His substitutions were much more effective than Tuchel’s and changed the course of the match. While Bayern suddenly lost attacking momentum, Arsenal gained the invention of Leandro Trossard.

What a transfer for the Belgian and at such a price. He is a very good option for Arteta, he gives them something different and at the same time makes a difference in key moments.

His clever goal, scored by Gabriel Jesus, modified your entire excitement of the match.

Things could have modified further had Bukayo Saka been awarded a penalty, but Tuchel’s grievance shows Bayern have more to fret about on this regard.

The only query is whether or not they are going to give you the chance to lift it again. I do not think they may use the identical tricks within the second game. Arsenal are smart for them now. Bayern can have to select it up, especially in front of a raucous Munich crowd, but that would finally leave their normally porous defense vulnerable to Arsenal’s sharp attacks.

This is, after all, the strange glory of European football, as they used to say around Sir Matt Busby. You could have a greater team, as Arsenal actually does, but that does not imply you will win.

Nights like this bring results. Therefore, they often require the parties to go deeper. Arteta later spoke on this exact tone.

“Now I feel confident that we will go to Munich and have a chance to win and in some areas we will be better. This is how we will prepare it.”