Arsenal will be allowed extra fans at the Emirates Stadium for their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich, due to a UEFA decision.

Arsenal drew Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final draw on Friday morning, with the Gunners to play the first leg of the tie at home.

Whilst ties against Bayern have proven extremely difficult for Arsenal in the past, there is some good news this time around.

For a start, Bayern have been banned by UEFA from sending away fans to their next Champions League away game, following issues with their supporters in Lazio earlier this month, and in Copenhagen in October.

Bayern opted against an appeal, so they will serve the ban at the Emirates Stadium.

Even better news for Arsenal fans is that Simon Collings of The Standard reports that the Gunners will be allowed to fill the away end with Arsenal supporters.

The away end won’t have to remain empty, Arsenal can sell the tickets to home supporters and get the full 60,000 all cheering on Mikel Arteta’s team.

On top of that, this isn’t the Bayern of 2015 or 2017 that were so far clear of the Arsenal side of that era. Nor is this the Arsenal side of that era.

The Gunners have come a long way in the last seven years, whilst Bayern have hit a rough patch.

Former Spurs striker Harry Kane remains a huge threat, and if there’s one thing Bayern have done well it’s getting the best out of him this season. Kane has 36 goals in 34 games.

But the team can also be vulnerable at the back, and Arsenal need to take advantage of that.

It’s one thing to talk about how far Arsenal have come, it’s now up to the team to prove it.