Odegaard Insists Arsenal Not Scared of Harry Kane 

*As Gunners in search of first s’final ticket in 15 years host Bayern tonight

Arsenal will not “fear” Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane when they face the German champions in their Champions League quarter-final first leg tonight, says captain Martin Odegaard.

Kane has scored 38 goals since joining Bayern from Tottenham Hotspur last summer, having netted 14 for Spurs in 19 games against the Gunners.

The first leg at Emirates Stadium is tonight at 8pm.

“(He’s) a good player, we know his quality in the box,” said Odegaard.

“I think we should respect him but I don’t think we should fear anyone and we should focus on ourselves.”

Kane is joint top of the Champions League scorers chart this season with six goals in eight matches, a feat matched by Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann.

Nobody across Europe’s top five leagues has scored more top-flight goals than his 32 this campaign.

Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus called Kane “the best finisher in the world” while manager Mikel Arteta said “his numbers over the past 10 years are unbelievable”.

Despite Kane’s goalscoring achievements, Bayern are very unlikely to secure a 12th consecutive Bundesliga title this season. They trail leaders Bayer Leverkusen by 16 points.

As for Arsenal, they are top of the Premier League on goal difference ahead of Liverpool with seven games remaining.

The Gunners are hoping to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in 15 years.

Bayern last reached the semis when they won the competition in 2020 and boss Thomas Tuchel wants his side to put disappointing domestic form behind them – though he said Arsenal will provide a “massive test”.