Arsenal 1-5 Bayern Munich

Arsenal's 10-2 aggregate defeat was the worst of any English side in Champions League history

Ten-man Arsenal were knocked out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage for the seventh successive season following a second-half capitulation against Bayern Munich.

A debated decision in the 53rd minute shattered any hopes of the Gunners becoming the first side in Champions League history to overturn a four-goal deficit, having also lost the first leg in Germany 5-1.

They led through Theo Walcott's stunning 20th-minute goal, before Bayern were awarded a penalty that also resulted in the sending off of defender Laurent Koscielny.

The France centre-back was initially shown a yellow card by referee Anastasios Sidiropoulos for his foul on Robert Lewandowski inside the area - but it was upgraded to a red once he decided Koscielny made no attempt to win the ball.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger looked perplexed by the sudden change of heart by the official.

Lewandowski placed his spot-kick beyond the reach of David Ospina to give Bayern a 6-2 aggregate lead and effectively kill off the tie.

The home side then folded as Bayern scored four goals in 17 minutes. Arjen Robben robbed Alexis Sanchez of the ball and beat Ospina, before Douglas Costa made it 3-1 with a stunning solo goal.

Fellow midfielder Arturo Vidal grabbed a late double, first with an impudent chip before slotting in from Costa's square pass.

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• The 10-2 aggregate defeat is the worst suffered by an English side in the Champions League
• It was Arsenal's biggest home loss since November 1998 (5-0 against Chelsea in the League Cup)
• Only one Champions League tie has seen a greater margin of victory for a team - Bayern Munich v Sporting Lisbon (12-1, 2009)

Wenger's men fall apart again

Arsenal also capitulated when Laurent Koscielny (centre) came off in the first leg with scores 1-1

If this was to be Wenger's final outing in the Champions League with Arsenal then what an embarrassing final act.

Few expected the Gunners to perform a miracle, but they did at least expect to take the fight to the German giants.

Aside from the goal, Walcott also went close when Manuel Neuer saved his effort and Olivier Giroud hit the base of the post with a header.

Walcott was also denied a penalty after it appeared that Xabi Alonso had fouled him.

But Bayern rarely looked stretched and bided their time before punishing an error-strewn second-half display by the home side.

Bayern punish downtrodden Gunners

Arturo Vidal (right) celebrates Arjen Robben's second-half strike on another night when Bayern brushed aside Arsenal

Some might debate whether Koscielny deserved a straight red but, under new laws regarding penalties, the referee was right to amend his initial decision to award the defender a yellow.

The Gunners' similarly folded when the Frenchman came off injured in the first leg with the scores 1-1.

Arsenal's initial target of scoring four goals would have still taken the contest into extra time. Any chance of that happening ended when Robben nipped in to take the ball away from the feet of Sanchez, who was inexplicably trying to play the ball on the edge of his own area.

The team lost heart thereafter and allowed Costa to run 50 yards before the Brazilian cut inside and curled in a brilliant 20-yard strike.

Vidal's double came late and in quick succession. First an error by Shkodran Mustafi was punished with a cheeky dink, before the Chile midfielder tapped in Costa's pass.

The final whistle could not come soon enough for Wenger and his team.

Arsenal's last-16 hoodoo
Season	Opponent	Aggregate score
2010-11	Barcelona	3-4
2011-12	Milan	3-4
2012-13	Bayern Munich	3-3 (Bayern win on away goals)
2013-14	Bayern Munich	1-3
2014-15	Monaco	3-3 (Monaco win on away goals)
2015-16	Barcelona	1-5
2016-17	Bayern Munich	2-10

Wenger's week just got worse

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Wenger angry at 'scandalous' decisions

While Bayern carried out their own protest against ticket prices by throwing toilet rolls on to the pitch, the main attention was on the 'Wenger Out' demonstration before kick-off.

A large gathering of fans made it known outside the ground that they did not want the Frenchman in charge of the club.

Wenger has yet to decide whether to accept the contract extension or leave the club he has managed since 1996.

This week's saga surrounding Sanchez, the protests and finally now this heavy defeat might have brought the 67-year-old closer to making up his mind.

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Man of the match - Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich)

Arturo Vidal, Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski were brilliant in attack but Vidal gets the nod - he had the most touches of either side - 100 - with a 90% passing accuracy. Of course, he also scored two goals.

• Line-ups
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Line-ups

Arsenal

• 13Ospina
• 24Bellerín
• 20Mustafi
• 6KoscielnyBooked at 53mins
• 18Monreal
• 29XhakaBooked at 78mins
• 15Oxlade-ChamberlainBooked at 61mins
• 8RamseySubstituted forCoquelinat 72'minutes
• 14WalcottBooked at 39mins
• 12GiroudSubstituted forÖzilat 72'minutes
• 7SánchezSubstituted forPérezat 72'minutes

Substitutes

• 3Gibbs
• 5Gabriel
• 9Pérez
• 11Özil
• 33Cech
• 34Coquelin

Bayern Munich

• 1Neuer
• 13Ferreira de Souza
• 8Martínez AguinagaBooked at 44mins
• 5Hummels
• 27AlabaBooked at 39mins
• 14Alonso
• 23Vidal
• 10RobbenSubstituted forDouglas Costaat 71'minutes
• 6Thiago AlcántaraSubstituted forKimmichat 79'minutes
• 7RibérySubstituted forRenato Sanchesat 79'minutes
• 9Lewandowski

Substitutes

• 11Douglas Costa
• 18Bernat
• 25Müller
• 26Ulreich
• 29Coman
• 32Kimmich
• 35Renato Sanches

Referee:

Anastasios Sidiropoulos

Attendance:

59,911

Match Stats

Home TeamArsenalAway TeamBayern Munich

Possession

Home43%

Away57%

Shots

Home10

Away16

Shots on Target

Home3

Away7

Corners

Home5

Away8

Fouls

Home13

Away10

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Arsenal 1, FC Bayern München 5.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+4'

Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, FC Bayern München 5.

Posted at 89'

Attempt missed. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Renato Sanches (FC Bayern München).

Posted at 89'

Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Goal!

Posted at 85'

Goal! Arsenal 1, FC Bayern München 5. Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Costa.

Goal!

Posted at 80'

Goal! Arsenal 1, FC Bayern München 4. Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xabi Alonso with a through ball.

Substitution

Posted at 79'

Substitution, FC Bayern München. Joshua Kimmich replaces Thiago Alcántara.

Substitution

Posted at 79'

Substitution, FC Bayern München. Renato Sanches replaces Franck Ribéry.

Booking

Posted at 78'

Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Goal!

Posted at 78'

Goal! Arsenal 1, FC Bayern München 3. Douglas Costa (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafinha following a fast break.

Posted at 77'

Attempt saved. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Pérez.

Posted at 76'

Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Douglas Costa with a cross.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München).

Posted at 74'

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 73'

Offside, FC Bayern München. Franck Ribéry tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.

Substitution

Posted at 72'

Substitution, Arsenal. Lucas Pérez replaces Alexis Sánchez.

Substitution

Posted at 72'

Substitution, Arsenal. Mesut Özil replaces Olivier Giroud.

Substitution

Posted at 72'

Substitution, Arsenal. Francis Coquelin replaces Aaron Ramsey.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Rafinha (FC Bayern München).

Posted at 72'

Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 71'

Substitution, FC Bayern München. Douglas Costa replaces Arjen Robben.

Posted at 70'

Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 70'

Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).

Goal!

Posted at 68'

Goal! Arsenal 1, FC Bayern München 2. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

Posted at 67'

Attempt missed. Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arjen Robben with a cross following a corner.

Posted at 67'

Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Olivier Giroud.

Posted at 66'

Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by David Ospina.

Posted at 64'

Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by David Ospina.

Posted at 64'

Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arturo Vidal with a through ball.

Posted at 63'

Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).

Posted at 63'

Attempt missed. Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara.

Posted at 62'

Attempt missed. Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Xabi Alonso.

Posted at 62'

Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Héctor Bellerín.

Booking

Posted at 61'

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 61'

Rafinha (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 61'

Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal).

Posted at 60'

Offside, FC Bayern München. Rafinha tries a through ball, but Arjen Robben is caught offside.

Posted at 56'

Offside, Arsenal. Theo Walcott tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.

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