sport news REVEALED: Why Arsenal's Emirates Stadium LOSES its name when the Gunners play ... trends now
View
comments
Arsenal welcome Harry Kane and Bayern Munich to North London tonight, for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
It is their first time back to the final eight of UEFA's premier club competition since 2010, when they were eliminated by Pep Guardiola's Barcelona and a masterclass from Lionel Messi.
Thomas Tuchel's Bayern Munich are the visitors to London, and whilst the Gunners lead the Premier League race, the German visitors have seen their Bundesliga challenge falter, and they are now 16 points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen with six games remaining.
Many will routinely think Arsenal's European home ties are at the 'Emirates Stadium', the ground they have played at since 2006 when they left Highbury.
But a little-known UEFA technicality means that is not the case in the Champions League, or other European competitions, when the ground is simply listed as the 'Arsenal Stadium'.
Arsenal's Emirates is called 'Arsenal Stadium' in UEFA competitions due to sponsorship rules
This is due to UEFA not recognising stadium sponsors under their rules
