Arsenal vs Bayern Munich as it happened: Arsene Wenger's men fall to another 5-1 defeat
Re-live the Champions League last-16 second leg at the Emirates
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal will require the greatest comeback ever seen in the Champions League if they are to reach the quarter-finals as they trail Bayern Munich 5-1 heading into tonight’s last-16 second leg at the Emirates.
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What time does it start?
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich kicks off at 19:45 GMT at the Emirates Stadium.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BT Sport 2 from 19:00. Highlights will be shown on ITV at 23:15.
You can also follow the match with The Independent's live blog.
Past three meetings...
Bayern Munich 5 (Robben, Lewandowski, Thiago 2, Muller) Arsenal 1 (Sanchez)
Champions League, February 2017
Bayern Munich 5 (Lewandowski, Muller 2, Alaba, Robben) Arsenal 1 (Giroud)
Champions League, November 2015
Arsenal 2 (Giroud, Özil) Bayern Munich 0, Champions League
October 2015
Form...
Arsenal: LLWLWL
Bayern Munich: WWDWWW
Odds...
Odds provided by 888 Sport
Arsenal to win: 11/1
Bayern Munich to win: 94/100
Draw: 29/10
Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of tonight's Champions League last-16 second leg between Arsenal and Bayern Munich, brought to you from the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners face the daunting prospect of trying to overturn a 5-1 deficit against one of the best team's in Europe, and they will need the greatest comeback in Champions League history if they are to reach the quarter-finals as no team has ever come back from four goals behind.
Without further ado, here's the team news...
So the big news for Arsenal is that Alexis Sanchez STARTS and is back in the side at the expense of Olivier Giroud, while Mesut Ozil, the man who was ruled out of the match through sickness, is actually on the bench. Go figure. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain starts in the central attacking midfield role with Alex Iwobi missing, while Aaron Ramsey starts in midfield in place of Francis Coquelin and Theo Walcott starts on the right wing.
Bayern make just one change from the side that thumped Arsenal 5-1 as Rafinha comes on at right-back for the suspended Philipp Lahm.
The lights go down at the Emirates which means the players' arrival is imminent. Can Arsenal do the impossible? We're about to find out.
And here they come! Led out by Laurent Koscielny and Manuel Neuer, the two sides emerge from the tunnel, Arsenal in their normal home strip and Bayern wearing their black change kit.
One late change, Danny Welbeck is ruled out so Olivier Giroud starts.
1 mins: An early stoppage here, because the Bayern fans have covered their end of the pitch in toilet roll...
2 mins: After well over a minute, we're back underway, but stewards are still clearing up the Clock End corner as the away fans continue to throw more toilet roll onto the pitch. They're making a fantastic racket, the club are almost certain to face action from Uefa on that one.
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