Arsenal's Champions League dream crushed by unlikely Bayern Munich hero - 5 talking points
Arsenal's Champions League journey ended at the Allianz Arena, with Joshua Kimmich heading Bayern Munich into the semi-finals.
A 2-2 draw in the first leg left the tie delicately poised ahead of the game at the Allianz Arena. Arsenal felt they should have had an opportunity to take a lead with them to Bavaria, only for a late penalty appeal to be waved away, while Bayern weren't happy about one refereeing call themselves.
After a goalless first half, Bayern were desperately close to going ahead barely a minute after the restart when Leon Goretzka and Raphael Guerreiro hit the post in quick succession. They got their goal shortly after the hour mark, though, with Kimmich flying into the box and powering a header beyond David Raya.
There were chances for the hosts to add to their lead, with Leroy Sana squandering an opportunity moments after the opener. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta made changes in search of the equaliser which would have taken the game to extra-time, but it wasn't to be.
Harry Kane, who scored from the penalty spot in the first leg, sent the first chance of the game wide of David Raya's goal. It took 20 minutes for the visitors to get close to threatening Manuel Neuer, with Gabriel Martinelli twisting through a couple of challenges but failing to get a shot away.
Arsenal's back-line needed to be at its best, with a desperate Ben White block stopping Noussair Mazraoui finishing off a quick break and David Raya saving well from Jamal Musiala's speculative effort. At the other end, Neuer struggled to deal with a Martin Odegaard effort from the edge of the box.
Bayern turned the screw early in the second half, coming inches from an opener, wile Arsenal got a let-off when Gabriel almost scored an own-goal after a
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