For a lot of players, a trip into England for a Champions League tilt can cause a lot of anxiety and consternation.
For Bayern Munich’s Serge Gnabry, it is not so bad.
Not only does Gnabry have experience playing in England during his time with Arsenal FC (Gnabry played for the Gunners and also went on loan to West Brom), but he has routinely smashed any English club standing in his way since joining Bayern Munich.
“I was very young when I came to Arsenal, then I came to West Brom, didn’t play so many minutes, that didn’t work out so well. But I met great people and was very motivated afterwards to show what I was capable of. A difficult time always makes you hungrier and motivates you even more. I learned that you have to go through good and bad times – and you can learn from everything,” said Gnabry (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “Playing in England is very special, there’s a great atmosphere in the old stadiums. For people here in England, football is often the most important thing – I’m looking forward to playing here tomorrow. This will be Villa’s first Champions League home game in many years, the place will be rocking.”
Surely, there will be a raucous atmosphere, but that probably will not slow down Gnabry, who has two goals and three assists in seven games across all competitions this season so far.
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