Arsenal salvage draw in rollercoaster Bayern Munich clash - but Harry Kane has last laugh

They will have to do it the hard way.

But, ultimately, it could have been a whole lot worse after a rollercoaster night at the Emirates. Supersub Leandro Trossard ended up saving Arsenal’s night and putting them on level terms ahead of next week’s second leg in the Allianz Arena.

And at least it was not a repeat of the 5-1 thrashings Arsenal had suffered at the hands of Bayern Munich in each of their three previous meetings. But you just knew that Harry Kane would score - and he duly did from the penalty spot - and make life difficult for Arsenal.

Bayern have endured a wretched season but this is their last shot at glory and they showed they have the pedigree and European experience to lift themselves for another tilt at European glory.

In contrast, Arsenal looked like Champions League rookies at times because, having only conceded two goals in their previous ten games, they made two elementary defensive mistakes in the space of 14 minutes in the first half.

The first was a howler by Arsenal defender Gabriel before Serge Gnabry scored and then William Saliba conceded a penalty with a clumsy challenge to allow Kane to score his 15th goal in 20 games against the Gunners.

No wonder Kane celebrated wildly in a stadium which was often eerily quiet and flat because of a ban on away fans for letting off fireworks in two previous ties. When Kane slotted home, you could hear a pin drop. The ex-Tottenham striker looked like he was going to have the last laugh but ended up rather lucky only to get a yellow card for an elbow on Gabriel.

But the truth was that Arsenal lacked the the rhythm, tempo and momentum that has taken them to the top of the Premier League.

They look like they are on work experience in the Champions League this season