Renee Slegers insisted that her Arsenal team are not suffering a hangover from their Champions League triumph last season amid a poor run of form. 

Arsenal are without a win in their last three matches across all competitions, one of which came in Europe, where they were stunned by Bayern Munich last week. 

The Gunners appeared on course for all three points at Allianz Arena thanks to first-half goals from Emily Fox and Mariona Caldentey, but Bayern hit back after the break. 

Substitutes Alara Sehitler and Pernille Harder led the turnaround in the second half, with Bayern captain Glodis Viggosdottir completing the comeback in the 86th minute. 

Indeed, Arsenal became the first English team in Women's Champions League history to lose a game from a lead of 2+ goals.

The Gunners have now lost two games in which they led already this season, with no team ever losing three matches from a winning position in a single campaign.   

Arsenal's defeat in the Champions League was sandwiched in between draws with London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham in the Women's Super League. 

Slegers' side have taken just three points from their first three games in the Champions League, which leaves them 11th in the standings.

But ahead of welcoming Real Madrid to Mangata Pay UK Stadium this Wednesday, Slegers was not concerned about her team's recent slump. 

"It's not something we talk about [expectations after winning a UWCL]," Slegers told reporters.

"Of course, through the UWCL win and really good performances last year, expectations rise. I don't think the expectations from the outside are affecting us."

Arsenal and Madrid's only previous meetings in the Women's Champions League came in last season's quarter-finals, with the Gunners losing 2-0 away in the first leg before winning 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium in the second leg.

It marked the first of two comebacks in the latter stages of the competition, with Arsenal repeating the trick against eight-time champions Lyon in the semi-finals. 

And they produced the goods in the final against Barcelona, emerging victorious 1-0 to lift their second Champions League crown, 18 years after their first, which is the biggest gap between two trophies for a single club in the tournament's history. 

But with Madrid starting well in Europe, with seven points from their three games, but suffering a humbling 4-0 defeat to rivals Barcelona at the weekend, Slegers is expecting a different encounter from the last time they met. 

"I think Real Madrid's games might be a little bit more open this year, so that's something that we have to prepare for and something we want to organise in a good way," she said.

"You see that their key players play in a little bit different roles this year compared to last year, so that's also something to look out for.

"Otherwise, you can see a lot of similar structures and similar players on the pitch compared to last year."

But Slegers has reason for optimism. Madrid have lost on all four of their previous visits to England in the Women's Champions League, conceding at least twice in each defeat (L3 vs Chelsea, L1 vs Arsenal).