“I’m in a good way, I feel at ease and you can see that the team and the manager give me their trust."

That is what Mesut Ozil had to say after playing his part in halting Bayern Munich's imperious run of form. Too often since his 2013 move to North London the World Cup winner has been slated for failing to show up in the big games and disappearing throughout the season. Finally though, this season it seems like the 27 year old has settled into his stride and is winning games on his own for the Gunners, a quality which defines the best of the best and elevates players to the upper echelons of football greatness.

Recently, Ozil made headlines, as he set the benchmark for the best games per assist ratio in Premier League history with 2.71 matches enough for him to create a goal. To do this while at the same time 'flopping' is both laughable and a joke. Ozil has excelled in all departments this season and leads the way in terms of chances created, forward passes and assists when compared to attacking midfielders from other rivals, per Squawka.

It seems to be another example of pure German efficiency, as he can boast 93 assists since August 2008. Only Lionel Messi has created more goals in that timeframe. At £42m Ozil has been a real coup for Arsenal, they just don't make players like him anymore. It's the class and precision you can't teach which he possesses, that makes him one of Europe's most frightening playmakers to defend against on his day.

Even former managers and teammates have lauded Ozil for his talent. Xabi Alonso, now at Bayern Munich (who recently lost to Ozil's Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League), described him as  "the kind of player you don't find these days". Ozil's former manager at Real Madrid - Jose Mourinho - had this to say of the incomparable qualities which define Ozil: "He (Özil) is unique. There is no copy of him – not even a bad copy."

Germany's charge to the 2014 FIFA World Cup final would not have been possible without Ozil. He was trusted to fill in for the injured Marco Reus throughout qualifying, and obliged. Helping his country through to the finals in Brazil as top scorer in qualifying from an unfamiliar position was another task he succeeded in with stupendous fashion. Not only that, but in Brazil itself he was spectacular, totalling the most passes in the final third by any player, and scoring a 119th minute extra time winner against Algeria in one of the tournament's most exciting matchups. UEFA President Michel Platini was so impressed he took Ozil's shirt as a souvenir from the Final.

Looking forward, Arsenal will be eager to keep him on their books for at least another 2-3 seasons. His presence is paramount to North London seeing a league title again for the first time since 2004. If Arsene Wenger, or indeed a new manager in the forseeable future can play his cards right and get a world class striker to feed on the elegance and magic of Ozil's creativity, then Arsenal fans have every right to be buzzing about what the future beckons.

For Germany too, Ozil will be the key to winning Euro 2016 and by working in tandem with his sidekick Mario Gotze, or Gotzil, as they are better known in their home country, Die Mannschaft have every reason to retain their World Championship in Russia 2018.

Juventus looked to be destined for disappointment after the news that talismanic midfielder Claudio Marchisio, Paulo Dybala and Giorgio Chiellini would be missing the second leg through injury. Bayern were also suffering from the absence of Arjen Robben, but it was clear who the favourites were going into the Munich showdown.

A quick start from the visitors rattled the Bavarians and it showed as a misplaced pass in the sixth minute resulted in Paul Pogba finding the ball at his feet with an empty net to aim at, the Frenchman - a day older than 23 - netted with aplomb to set alarm bells ringing for Pep Guardiola's men. Juventus sat back and were happy for the ball to be played in front of them, a firm gate locked out the side that has scored 43 goals in 13 games on home turf in the Bundesliga this season.

More pressing from Max Allegri's men shook even Manuel Neuer, one of the world's finest in terms of ball playing goalkeepers. His concentration was non-existent, a rushed, poorly executed pass went straight to Sami Khedira, who played an instant pass towards Alvaro Morata and the Spaniard was wrongly adjudged to be offside despite his neat finish past Neuer.

Morata was the creative fulcrum for the Bianconeri for the majority of the game, though this was helped by Pogba's presence alongside him in a more advanced role. The 23 year old broke at pace from the halfway line and darted at three defenders, turning Bayern youth product Josua Kimmich inside out en route a mazy run which found teammate Cuadrado bursting forward on the right flank. The Colombian kept a cool head to feint a shot and escape the challenge of Phillip Lahm before slotting past Neuer and give Juventus a 4-2 lead on aggregate.

Gianluigi Buffon, who hadn't conceded since Arjen Robben's strike in Turin a fortnight ago was relatively relaxed in the first half, untested up until the 42nd minute when Thomas Muller was looking to thwart the Italian 'keeper.

An inefficient 30 minutes in the second half made for a tense finish to the game, where a Juventus goal would have left Bayern needing to reply with 4 of their own.

The siege mentality kicked in as Kingsley Coman - on loan from Juventus - replaced Xabi Alonso and began to whip in dangerous crosses frequently and accurately towards Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller. It was however, a cross by Douglas Costa that found Lewandowski in the 73rd minute, a glancing header setting up the most unlikely of comebacks.

More pressure from Bayern, albeit unproductive, carved out few chances exactly when they were required most. Robert Lewandowski again a threat with a header crashing off the woodwork, Juventus seemed unfazed by the colossal pressure they had come under. Ultimately, it was the former Juve players Vidal and Coman who linked up to produce a wonderful cross for Thomas Muller in the 91st minute, his header sending the Allianz into delirium and giving Pep Guardiola infinite relief. However, the job was not done and another 30 minutes of extra time beckoned.

The tide had changed completely, the latter hour of the 120 minute contest was played in complete parallel to the first, Bayern in the driving seat, controlling the tempo as they searched for a winner. Their Italian guests seemed immensely worn out from 90 minutes of hard pressing.

Thiago, who entered the fray at the start of extra time, clearly the freshest player on the pitch played an intricate one-two with Muller 3 minutes into the second phase of extra time to smash past Buffon and complete an unlikely turnaround. Juventus hauled forward in search of the goal that would silence the Allianz, but were caught out by a rapid counter attacking goal by none other than Coman, his lung busting run and curled finish was personification of the marginal class that seperates Bayern and Juventus, Guardiola and Allegri.

Both sides are expected to win their domestic league and cup competitions so it's not hard to see why the Champions League is the most important competition, it's what the managers are judged on. Pep Guardiola has not won the trophy in his time with the German Champions since he arrived in 2013, when they were fresh off the Wembley triumph over Borussia Dortmund. For me, he has underachieved thus far post-Barcelona, and the only way he can walk away feeling genuinely satisfied with the job he has done is to topple his former employers in the latter stages of the competition.