Arsenal suffered a humiliating 5-1 defeat in the hands of Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium on March 7, 2017.
The Gunners’ wait to lift the UEFA Champions League trophy continues after crashing out of the ongoing competition with a 10-2 loss on aggregate.
Their aggregate loss becomes the second highest scoreline over two UCL legs behind Bayern’s 12-1 win over Sporting during 2008/09 tournament.
Theo Walcott had put his team ahead with first half strike past Manuel Neuer, but the dismissal of Laurent Koscielny early in the second half weakened the team’s spirit.
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Robert Lewandoski, Arjen Robben and Douglas Costa scored a goal each for the German club, while Arturo Vidal’s late brace made the night one to forget for Arsenal fans.
Following their seventh consecutive last-16 UCL exit, the Gunners can now focus on finishing in the top four of the English Premier League to secure a place in the premier European competition next season.
Arsenal presently sit 5th on the 2016/17 EPL standings, two points behind Liverpool though with a game in hand.
Meanwhile, titleholders Real Madrid have proceeded to the quarterfinals after smashing Italian club, Napoli 3-1 (6-2 aggregate).
‘It’s a game to reflect on, especially the 1st half. I’m happy to go through but we need to reflect on the errors we made,’ said team skipper, Sergio Ramos.
While Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have made it to the last eight, Barcelona will be playing PSG – who won 4-0 in the first leg – at home today, March 8.
Also, Benfica face Borussia Dortmund in Germany in the second leg of their round of 16 games in the other UCL last 16 match tonight.
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