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| Thomas Muller scores the second goal for Bayern Munich - Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images |
Thomas
Muller helps Bayern Munich defeated Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates giving them a
two-goal advantage in the second leg at the Allianz Arena.
After a disappointing loss to Blackburn in the FA Cup at the
weekend, this wasn’t the result that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was hoping
for.
It only took seven minutes for Bayern Munich to break the
dead-lock, after a shot driven into the ground by Toni Kroos from the edge of
the area found its way to the back of the net.
And by 20 minutes, they were 2-0 up thanks to a Thomas
Muller goal from a Daniel Van Buyten corner.
Throughout the first half, Arsenal had many chances to test Bayern
Munich’s goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
But holding up the ball from the likes of Theo Walcott and
Mikel Arteta before shooting gave Bayern Munich’s defence enough time to come
back and clear any opportunities.
With hardly any clear goal-scoring chances for Arsenal, the
half time score was 2-0 to Bayern Munich.
Ten minutes into the second half though, Arsenal got their
first and only goal of the game. Lukas Podolski managed to header in a Jack
Wilshere corner, which for some reason was allowed to bounce in the box
beforehand. It wasn’t attacked by any other players as it passed through the
box either.
When subs Oliver Giroud and Tomas Rosicky came on for
Podolski and Aaron Ramsey, they had an instant impact and produced another
chance for Arsenal.
A good long ball by Rosicky to Walcott, whose cross found
Giroud in the box, forced Neuer to produce a save to stop Giroud’s shot.
Bayern Munich restored their two-goal lead not long after
though. A Phillip Lahm cross was able to find Mario Mandzukic who miss hit the
ball, but it bounced its way across the goal line.
A few minutes later, Bayern Munich had two chances to
increase their lead further. Luiz Gustavo’s shot from outside the box was saved
by Wojciech Szczesny, and Mario Gomez’s shot on the rebound went over the
crossbar.
As no more goals were scored, the final score was Arsenal
1-3 Bayern Munich.
Although Arsenal fans will be disappointed, they should be
able to recover quickly as not a lot of people predicted them to beat Bayern
Munich.
The teams will meet again on Wednesday 13th March
at the Allianz Arena in Germany for the second leg.
Stats
Arsenal
Goals: Podolski
– 55’
Line-up:
Szczesny,
Sagna, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Arteta, Wilshere, Walcott, Ramsey (Rosicky
- 71'), Cazorla, Podolski (Giroud - 71’).
Unused
subs: Mannone, Jenkinson, Diaby, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Coquelin
Booked:
Sagna,
Vermaelen, Arteta, Ramsey, Podolski
Bayern Munich
Goals: Kroos –
7’, Muller – 21’, Mandzukic – 77’
Line-up:
Neuer,
Dante, Van Buyten, Lahm, Ribery (Robben - 63’), Martinez, Muller, Alaba, Schweinsteiger,
Kroos (Gustavo - 73’), Mandzukic (Gomez - 78’)
Unused
subs: Tom Starke, Rafinha, Shaqiri, Tymoschuk
Booked:
Lahm,
Muller, Schweinsteiger
Ref: Oddvar Moen
Attendance:
59,974
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