Arsenal Out Of Champions League After Losing 5 -1 To Bayern Munich (Watch All Goals Highlights)

Arjen Robben, Robert Lewandowski, Thiago Alcantara and Thomas Muller scored the goals to leave the Gunners facing yet another last 16 exit

Bayern Munich effectively guaranteed themselves a place in the Champions League quarter-finals after the Bundesliga title-holders romped to a second 5-1 thrashing over Arsenal in successive seasons.

Carlo Ancelotti’s hosts led through Arjen Robben’s early goal, before Alexis Sanchez levelled for a Gunners side that improved markedly as the first half progressed

It was a different, sorry story for the visitors after the break, as a Thiago Alcantara brace, Robert Lewandowski’s header and Thomas Muller’s late strike earned Bayern a commanding lead going into the second leg at Emirates Stadium next month.

For Arsene Wenger and his team, who crumbled in familiar fashion when it mattered most, a seventh successive exit from the competition in the round of 16 now appears all but inevitable.