It’s all square at the Allianz Arena: Arjen Robben fired Bayern ahead with a fine curled effort after being given the freedom of Munich to set himself up for a shot, but it’s advantage Arsenal after Alexi Sanchez who missed from the spot but eventually scored with his second follow-up effort. UEFA Champions League. The big man heads Bayern into the lead after getting on the end of a Philipp Lahm cross from the right. LEWANDOWSKI! Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. It was another of those lessons learned. NEWS & VIDEO By Rob Kelly at Allianz Arena. A brilliant goal from Bayern Munich, who lead by two goals. He’s holding his shoulder and looks in considerable distress. Bayern Munich humbled Arsenal in the first leg of the Champions League knockout clash at the Allianz Arena as goals from Arjen Robben, Robert Lewandowski, a brace by Thiago and Thomas Muller sealed a 5-1 … By Nik Brumsack at Allianz Arena. The comments below have not been moderated. Real Madrid put them back in their box with goals from Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos and Casemiro. 76 min: Arsenal last throw of the dice: Olivier Giroud on for Francois Coquelin. I felt the third goal was a killer for our players because after that we had no response. Bayern Munich 5-1 Arsenal – player ratings. I don’t just mean in terms of the score line, Arsenal have had some great scoring matches since then, I mean in terms of every stat. Who knows how it would have panned out had Koscielny not pulled a hamstring and limped off soon after the restart. He takes the penalty and Neuer saves. 41 min: Alexis Sanchez is looking very dangerous against Bayern’s ponderous and slow central defenders whenever his team are in possession. It finds its way to Muller, who dummies, shuffles to his left and rifles the ball into the bottom left-hand corner. They’ve had five shots on target compared to Bayern’s three and they’re looking reasonably confident. Maybe, after this. Just don’t ask him to repeat it. For the realists, there was Munich’s darkly mocking tweet. But, really, are we going to do this? He couldn’t have been afforded a more hospitable welcome. 68 min: Ospina saves well again, throwing himself to his left to put a bouncing Vidal shot from distance around the upright. Arsenal (4-4-1-1): Ospina 5.5; Bellerin 5.5, Mustafi 5.5, Koscielny 6 (Gabriel 49, 5.5), Gibbs 4.5; Oxlade-Chamberlain 5.5, Xhaka 5.5, Coquelin 4 (Giroud 77), Iwobi 4 (Walcott 66, 5.5); Ozil 5.5; Sanchez 6.5. It was a penalty, but a lucky one. The result matched the 5-1 group-stage thrashing Arsenal received in Munich in November 2015 — the club’s joint record away defeat in Europe. Bayern extended their Champions League record to 16 straight home wins by flooring the Gunners with three goals in ten second-half minutes. 28 min: Ozil takes the free-kick, curls it around the wall and into the arms of Neuer, who spills the ball. 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MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich answered its critics with a comprehensive 5-1 rout of Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League clash to move a … Chamberlain gets caught in possession by Kimmich, who plays the ball across the edge of the Arsenal penalty area. You can follow that one by clicking on this link. 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We are no longer accepting comments on this article. He does splendidly to hook the ball back into the mixer, where Robert Lewandowski misses a fairly straightforward chance with his head. Apps at kick-off 173.5 118.7 54.8 Avg. Wenger’s big call was Ospina and while the goalkeeper was not the reason his team went down by five, he hardly did him too many favours with the second that swung the game in Munich’s direction. 80 min: Robben and Philipp Lahm wreak a little more havoc. It was a gutless display, but that won’t come as any great shock to seasoned Arsenal-watchers. Unused subs: Ulreich, Bernat, Coman, Sanches. His low effort takes a deflection and fizzes past the wrong-footed Ospina. Xabi Alonso found Lewandowski and his backheel sent the ball into the path of Thiago Alcantara, whose shot defeated Ospina. If the Germans get so much as one on the break, Arsenal will need six to progress in normal time. Sanchez put his shot down the middle, a fraction to the left, where it was saved by Manuel Neuer. Something has to give. Before the move that led to the goal, the referee had awarded Arsenal a corner before (correctly) changing his mind on the advice of a goal-line official. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Shrove Tuesday. Arsenal out of the Champions League day. He was a controversial selection ahead of Petr Cech. From there, a sprinkling of magic dust saw Arsenal through. Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller and David Alaba gave the home side a 3-0 lead at the break, Arjen Robben came off the bench to extend the lead before Olivier Giroud grabbed a handsome consolation. 43 min: Lewandowski gets between Mustafi and Koscielney to meet a lovely cross from the left. Bayern Munich 5 Arsenal 1| Please, Please Arsene Just GO!!! It was carnage. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Kieran Gibbs takes the armband. 45 min: Mesut Ozil shoots straight at Manuel Neuer from close range after being presented with a glorious scoring opportunity. He touched the ball around the corner with his heel, picking out a little run into space in the penalty area by Thiago. Some analysis: After a poor start, when it looked like they might be over-run, Arsenal have grown into this game. You can probably fill in the rest from there, we have all seen it so many times — although apparently Francis Coquelin hadn’t. Unused subs: Cech, Monreal, Elneny, Welbeck. Still, there is a rule against it and Serbian referee Milorad Mazic was right to point to the spot. For those who enjoy clutching at straws, there was the moan that one of Munich’s goals came from a home goal-kick that started off as an Arsenal corner before the referee changed his mind. Bayern beat Arsenal 5-1 in the first leg of the series in Munich. LONDON (AP) — With a second 5-1 rout in three weeks, Bayern Munich completed Arsenal's humiliation on a night of protests against manager Arsene Wenger. Valentine’s Day. At the end of this season, Wenger and his employers have a decision to make. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is left puffing his cheeks out in frustration after spotting another dangerous run, but failing to play his team-mate in. They huff and puff, but Alexis Sanchez runs the ball out of play under pressure when Hector Bellerin was in a good position to receive a cross if the Chilean had seen him. They’ll make all the right noises about trying to put things right in the second leg (they always do), but this team has no heart or backbone. Bayern Munich beat them 5-1 here in the Champions League group stage in November 2015. Arsenal won the match 2–0 with goals from Olivier Giroud and Mesut Özil. Arsenal are thrashed 5-1 at the Allianz Arena for the second time in two visits and can consider themselves lucky to have conceded just five. Arturo Vidal, who had made a run from deep and was looking good to blast a header goalwards from three or four yards, almost certainly would have scored if Hummels hadn’t got in his way. FC Bayern München 5, Arsenal 1. Thomas Muller on for Robert Lewandowski. 35 min: Arjen Robben leads the protests as Bayern appeal for a penalty for handball as the ball hits Hector Bellerin’s hand. His first duty is to help defend a corner., from which David Ospina ends up getting a bang on the jaw as he dives at the feet of Lewandowski. Yet every year is going to be different; every humiliation will be a lesson learned. It was a simple missed kick. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara. Bayern 5-1 Arsenal-Match report. Within 14 minutes it was 4-1 to Bayern, another collapse of a type Arsenal fans know only too well. Nothing comes of either. Arjen Robben subsequently fired wide from a tight angle and screamed for a penalty as the ball went out for a corner off the hand of Gibbs. MUNICH, Germany -- Three thoughts from the Allianz Arena as a flurry of goals early in the second half gave Bayern Munich an emphatic 5-1 victory over Arsenal in … Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. 33 min: Alexis Sanchez gets booked for a foul on Javi Martinez after catching him late as the Bayern defender hacked a ball clear. Thiago then broke through for Bayern after a Lewandowski backheel, placing his finish beyond Arsenal keeper Ospina, Spanish playmaker Thiago wheels away to celebrate his goal with the Arsenal defence vanquished behind him, The former Barcelona man's second goal of the game came as he shot at goal and saw the effort deflected in off Xhaka. This is what Arsenal are reduced to now – a rehab facility for seriously out-of-form strikers who need to rebuild their confidence. Robert Lewandowski scented blood like a shark, Bayern’s forwards descended on Arsenal like a school of peckish piranhas. Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Neuer 7; Lahm 8.5, Hummels 7.5, Martinez 7, Alaba 7; Alonso 8, Vidal 7.5; Robben 8.5 (Rafinha 88mins), Thiago 9, Costa 7 (Kimmich 84); Lewandowski 8.5 (Muller 86). Arsenal pretty much fell apart. He just happened to be present when the weakness in this side came to the fore again. Free-kick for Arsenal, inches outside the area, almost in line with the right side of the box. Might it be the last time under Wenger, though? Would Arsenal have held on? I think the most important thing in the second half is we lost Koscielny very early and it looked like we collapsed. 5 1. FC Bayern München 5, Arsenal 1. THIAGO! No penalty is forthcoming and Bayern have to settle for a corner. arseblog - February 15, 2017. Robben has a shot tipped behind for a corner, before the pair combine again down the right to win another one. Wenger wasn’t happy. He should have scored. Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich’s fifth goal was the killer, meaning Arsenal need to win the return leg 4-0. Now Munich were in charge and the third of the night was a quite beautiful move. Arsenal went in at half-time drawing 1-1 and with a couple of chances to take the lead after that. 46 min: Arsenal begin the second half as they ended the first: on the front foot. For 45 minutes there was some vague hope. Ospina saves brilliantly. 48 min: David Ospina goes down near the touchline after haring out of his box to deal with a ball. First published on Wed 15 Feb 2017 13.42 EST. 29 min: A Robert Lewandowski shove on Laurent Koscielny in the Bayern penalty area results in a spot-kick for Arsenal. At the third time of asking, under pressure from a defender with the ball bouncing away from the goal, he swivels on one foot and smashes diagonal volley into the bottom left-hand corner. 49 min: Arsenal substitution: Laurent Koscielny off with a hamstring injury. Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago leads the celebrations after his two goals helped the German champions beat Arsenal, Robert Lewandowski roars after scoring Bayern's second goal as Arsenal were overpowered in the Champions League clash, Olivier Giroud, Shkodran Mustafi, Alexis Sanchez and Gabriel watch on after suffering a European mauling in Munich, Bayern moved up a gear to suggest impending last-16 woe for Arsene Wenger's team, on the end of a heavy loss in Munich, Sanchez celebrates scoring for Arsenal earlier on - but his penalty would not give the Gunners a base for victory, Arjen Robben had opened the scoring, performing his party trick of cutting in from the flank before shooting into the corner, Sanchez looks to the heavens at the Allianz Arena on yet another night in which Arsenal were well-beaten away in Europe, Wenger witnessed his team fall significantly short of Carlo Ancelotti's side at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night. 58 min: Thiago Alcantara has been outstanding tonight and deserves that goal. They don’t get one. He twanged that while chasing a through ball. It wasn’t even a new scoreline. Bayern Munich have almost secured a passage to the next round after beating Arsenal 5-1 in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 tie on Wednesday.. It’s the same pattern recurring again – Arsenal collapsed just when they needed to toughen up. He limped off after 49 minutes with what seemed like a hamstring injury, the score tied 1-1. Robert Lewandowski, who bullied Mustafi all night, headed Bayern back into the lead and then the outstanding Thiago Alcantara added two more. 82 min: Costa tries to curl one in at the back post after great work by Thiago. 2017 Fußball Arena München - Munich. Perhaps not too happy, considering they took the lead through Lorenzo Insigne. Arsenal crashed out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage for a seventh consecutive season after another 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium. In better news for Arsenal, David Ospina is fit to carry on. Peep! 30 min: Alexis Sanchez scores ... eventually. The ball flew into the top corner past David Ospina. We need to recover and focus on our next game.”. To be fair, Ospina probably couldn’t even have reached this one standing on Cech’s shoulders. Arsene Wenger chose to leave his usual No 1 Petr Cech on the bench, again calling on David Ospina in the cup competitions, Bayern winger Robben tries to dart his way around the standing challenge of Granit Xhaka in the early stages, Francis Coquelin could only watch as Robben fired into the top-left corner having cut in from Bayern's right-hand side, Mats Hummels led the congratulations for Robben after he had put the German champions ahead in the 11th minute, Arsenal's German defender Mustafi fouls Thiago as the Gunners found themselves on the back-foot from early on, Arsenal won a penalty when Lewandowski kicked the boot of Laurent Koscielny inside his own area on 30 minutes, Referee Milorad Mazic is surrounded by Bayern players looking to appeal his decision to give Arsenal the penalty, 200 - Arsenal became the first English side to concede 200 goals in the Champions LeagueÂ. By. They can’t be happy for this to continue indefinitely. Bayern Munich 5-1 Arsenal: Arjen Robben Robben opened the scoring for Bayern Munich with an exquisite first-half strike, which was cancelled out by Alexis Sanchez in a first half that Arsenal … Bayern Munich beat Arsenal 5-1 at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 15. 51 min: Bayern advance with Philipp Lahm on the ball and heading towards the penalty area. Facebook. All rights reserved. Something is wrong. 48 min: Laurent Kocielny also looks to be in trouble and is holding his hamstring. 2016/17, Round of 16, 1st leg. 38 min: It may have taken him three bites of the kartoffelkloesse but Alexis Sanchez’s finish for that equaliser was outstanding. This dominance made their second half collapse all the more spectacular, as Bayern ran amok after the departure through injury of Laurent Koscielny. Peeeeeeeep! Assisted by Douglas Costa following a fast break. Sanchez saw his initial penalty well-saved by Manuel Neuer but the goalkeeper could only beat the ball out... ...and while the Bayern defenders tried their best to suffocate the space for Sanchez, he squeezed in the rebound finish, Sanchez (partly obscured) evaded a group of closing-in Bayern defenders to shoot into the net on the rebound, Coquelin roars in the face of Sanchez as he and Xhaka congratulate the scorer on his finish from a tight angle, A Bayern Munich trio of Arturo Vidal, Robben and Hummels leap for a ball but get tangled up with two grounded players. Lahm it was who lofted in the cross and drifting away from the penalty spot, Lewandowski rose higher than Mustafi and headed across the face of goal and inside the right post. 39 min: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain picks out a run from Granit Xhaka towards the edge of the penalty area with a cross from the right and tees up the Swiss international. It wasn’t substitute Gabriel’s fault. Arsenal’s Champions League hopes hang by a thread after a 5-1 battering at the hands of Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Bayern Munich's forward Thomas Mueller (L) celebrates scoring the 5-1 goal with his teammates during the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen football match against Arsenal February 15, 2017 He sat off and sat off, until Robben had sight of goal and that sweet left foot did the rest. He then took the ball away from goal with his chest and his finish from there was perfect — a shot on the spin into the far corner. Then Laurent Koscielny went off, Arsenal – almost to a man – collapsed and we shipped another four goals to lose by the same scoreline as we did in 2015, 5-1. Over the bar and a real let-off for Arsenal. Özil wins the ball and starts an Arsenal attack with Alexis. When the pressure is on against the elite of Europe, Arsenal collapse. Arsenal 1-5 Bayern Munich (agg 2-10): Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened Arsenal gave an unlikely comeback their best shot for 53 minutes - … Arsenal substitute I haven’t had a chance to mention before this: Theo Walcott on for Alex Iwobi. It was a wonderful team effort: from deep in midfield, Alonso played a low pass towards Lewandowski on the edge of the penalty area with his back to goal. And Munich always look capable of doing that. Thiago finishes just inside the left upright after getting on the end of a deft touch from Lewandowski. Events in the 88th minute, however, dampened the enthusiasm of even the most optimistic travellers. Well, as good as. Peep! My tentative guess is that he’ll blame this slaughter on what he saw to be a poor decision from the referee in the build-up to Bayern’s second goal. The result matched the 5-1 group-stage thrashing Arsenal received in Munich in November 2015 — the club’s joint record away defeat in Europe. Thomas Muller came off the bench to add a fifth for good measure and leave Gooners seething. ‘#FCBARS 5-1.’, Ha bloody ha, as they probably don’t say in front of Wenger any more.Â, Bhad Bhabie rapper launches OnlyFans days after turning 18, Kim Kardashian takes her kids on an epic adventure at a lagoon, White House hopeful Iran can return to compliance of nuclear deal, Xabi Alonso and David Alaba chase down Thiago in the jubilant Bayern celebrations during what proved to be a big win, Thomas Muller came off the bench and made it five for Bayern - finishing after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain lost the ball, The jubilant substitute Muller celebrates with his team-mates after setting up a huge lead ahead of the second legÂ, It was a great night for Bayern Munich, who celebrated with their fans at the final whistle having taken a big first-leg lead, Bayern's official English-language Twitter account poked fun at Arsenal's past and present European humiliations. You can follow that one by clicking on this link. They haven’t in the past and, anyway, no team with elite ambitions should be vulnerable to one stroke of bad luck. How I feel isn’t important, but of course it is disappointing. 46 min: Both sets of players come out and take up position and eventually the match officials deign to join them. WhatsApp. 74 min: Bayern continue to put the hurt on Arsenal and their fans appeal for a penalty after a Mustafi challenge on Lewandowski in the penalty area. Having had Bayern in all sorts of bother at the end of a first half, they were torn apart in the second half. Ospina also had to make a brilliant save from point-blank range when Thiago sent a header his way from about five yards. Bayern Munich - Wed Feb 15 - 19:45. Mesut Ozil had a chance to put Arsenal ahead as he broke through down the left side of the area but his shot was stopped, Koscielny had to be withdrawn after suffering a hamstring injury that led to substitute Gabriel replacing him, Arsenal were promptly punished as Lewandowski climbed highest at the back post to head Philipp Lahm's cross in, Lewandowski raises his hands to his ears in celebration after giving Bayern the lead having missed a host of earlier chances. They have so much experience, so much quality — they shouldn’t just be swept aside like this. Carry on this way for much longer and they will have to begin mentioning a new annual event in pocket diaries. Claret everywhere. 84 min: Bayern Munich substitutions: Joshua Kimmich on for Douglas Costa. 61 min: Granit Xhaka gets booked for a crude challenge on Xabi Alonso.