Mikel Arteta has confirmed his Arsenal starting line-up to face Bayern Munich in tonight's huge Champions League clash

Mikel Arteta has made two changes to the Arsenal side that beat Nottingham Forest, with Noni Madueke and Jurrien Timber coming in to face Bayern Munich.

The Gunners go head-to-head with the German giants in tonight's huge Champions League clash at the Allianz Arena, and Arteta has rolled the dice by making changes to his line-up.

Madueke, who scored the winner in the nervy 1-0 win over Forest on Sunday, comes in for Eberechi Eze and Timber comes in to replace Ben White.

Arsenal line-up to face Bayern Munich

Starting line-up: Raya; Timber, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Guimaraes, Odegaard; Saka, Madueke, Havertz

Substitutes: Kepa, Meslier, Mosquera, Lewis-Skelly, White, Zubimendi, Merino, Dowman, Eze, Gyokeres

Speaking ahead of the game, Arteta admitted the lingering pain of last season’s Champions League final defeat is fuelling his desire for European glory and rejected suggestions his team are “boring”.

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With a tough challenge against Bayern ahead of them tonight, the Premier League champions face their biggest test since losing to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties in May.

Asked if he had moved on from the agonising shoot-out loss to PSG, Arteta said: “I tried, but I haven’t managed to. I tried for many weeks during the summer, but when I see the ball, the scenes, I hear the music, I want it so badly.

“We know that we have to go step by step, but I think that fire is within the team and all of us individually. We know what we had to go through – not being champions of Europe by a penalty. So, let’s try again.”

Arsenal have won 10 of 11 games in all competitions this season but have faced scrutiny over their style of play. Arteta remains unconcerned by suggestions his side are not entertaining.

“No it doesn’t,” he replied when asked if the criticism irritated him. “People have their own opinions. We have our own opinion.

“At the end of the day, we have lost one game in 11 this season and if you call that boring or irritating, I don’t know what to say. We enjoy playing football. We enjoy going out there every single day to win football matches and that’s the most important thing.”

Arsenal have progressed from the Champions League quarter-finals to the semi-finals and then the final in successive campaigns as they continue their pursuit of European football’s biggest prize.

The Gunners beat Bayern 3-1 in last season’s league phase after losing to the Bundesliga champions over two legs in the quarter-finals in 2024.

“I’m really looking forward to the game,” said Arteta. “This is the stage, this is the kind of team, this is the kind of coach, this is the kind of club, the stadium that you want to be involved in.

“We have prepared the game with loads of enthusiasm. I’m really thrilled to come here and play.”