WHAT THE BRIGHT LIGHTS DEMAND

Champions League knockout games haven’t been good to us over the past 25 years, not have games against Bayern Munich. This one feels extra huge given the context of potentially blowing the league against a messy Aston Villa side.

The maths is simple:

Win and our season is well and truly back on.

Lose, and the ramifications could be devastating to our remaining 5 Premier League games.

Mikel Arteta isn’t just battling physical fatigue this Wednesday, he’s fighting emotional drainage.