Thomas Muller feels the forthcoming Champions League games against Arsenal could come to define Bayern Munich's season.
Carlo Ancelotti's side could only finish in second place behind Atletico Madrid in the group stages, meaning they must host Arsene Wenger's men when their last-16 tie gets underway next Wednesday.
"The games against Arsenal are very important for the mood in the Bayern camp for the remainder of the season," he said, as quoted by Sport Bild.
"Knockout games are always very explosive. It's where ambition meets reality and people are bound to get annoyed when these two lie far apart.
"I am very hungry to play games like these."
"We now have a difficult game against Ingolstadt coming up first, it will be tricky," he added, having been an unused substitute for Tuesday's 1-0 DFB Pokal win over Wolfsburg.
"Those are the sort of games that are the toughest ones to win."
