Arsenal's French coach, Arsene Wenger believes it will successfully pass Bayern Munich.
German giant has eliminated the English three times the last four years.
But the Frenchman thinks that things have changed and that his arsenal will be switched on.
"It is true that we have had bad experience against Bayern," said Wenger.
"But I feel that this is a good opportunity. We have previously won in Munich and play the first leg on the trip. "
"So it is important to have the second leg at home, because if they have a chance to qualify in this showdown, the fact that everything will be decided in London is incredibly important."
"We need to defend well as a team," Wenger told the club's official website.
Meanwhile Ancelotti believes Wenger should be praised for the job he has done.
"He built a strong identity and a good style of football," said the Italian.
"Wenger has the experience to know that in our job it is normal to be criticised. For this reason he has no problems.
"I have a lot of respect for the job he has done at Arsenal."
Former Chelsea boss Ancelotti was speaking before Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first leg tie between the sides in Germany.
With Arsenal fourth in the Premier League and 10 points behind leaders Chelsea, success in Europe and the FA Cup is looking increasingly likely to be the Gunners' best chance of securing silverware this season.
Arsenal face a tough test against a Bayern side they have met three times at this stage of the competition since 2005, losing on each of those three occasions.
However, Wenger believes his side possess the experience to cause their opponents problems.
"We know we play against Bayern who, basically, listening to you [reporters] are favourites," he said.
"We have to be very positive on the fighting front and playing front.
"When you look at their record they are always in the last four. It is a massive challenge but we are capable of dealing with it."
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