Hello, and welcome to Nigerianeye's live coverage of the second leg of the Champions League last-16 tie between Arsenal and Bayern Munich.
After Bayern prevailed 5-1 in the first leg in Germany, Arsenal face an almost impossible task to prolong their interest in this year's competition and avoid yet another second-round exit.
Arsene Wenger is expected to name a strong starting lineup for the game at the Emirates Stadium, while all eyes will be in the involvement of Alexis Sanchez after reports suggested that he stormed out of training last week.
Arsenal can progress with a 4-0 victory but if they concede an away goal, they will be left requiring at least five goals on Tuesday night.
OFFICIAL LINE-UPS
ARSENAL: Ospina, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Ramsey, Xhaka, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Welbeck, Sanchez
ARSENAL SUBSTITUTES: Cech, Gibbs, Gabriel, Coquelin, Ozil, Perez, Giroud
BAYERN MUNICH: Neuer, Rafinha, Hummels, Martinez, Alaba, Alonso, Thiago, Ribery, Vidal, Robben, Lewandowski
BAYERN MUNICH SUBSTITUTES: Ulreich, Costa, Bernat, Muller, Coman, Kimmich, Sanches
The full-time whistle goes at the Emirates Stadium and Arsenal have bowed out of the Champions League in tame fashion. They were in the tie at half time but the sending off of Koscielny led to Bayern running riot. Thanks for joining our live coverage of the match.
90+3 min FULL TIME: Arsenal 1-5 Bayern Munich
90 min Moments ago, Bellerin clipped the outside of the post for Arsenal. There will be three minutes of added-on time.
85 min A through-ball releases Costa and all he has to do is tee up Vidal to tap home from inside the penalty area. Bayern are into double figures.
85 min GOAL! Arsenal 1-5 Bayern Munich (Vidal)
80 min This is getting embarrassing. A mistake from Mustafi lets in Bayern again and after the ball is played through to Vidal, he clips the ball over Ospina and watches it roll into the net.
80 min GOAL! Arsenal 1-4 Bayern Munich (Vidal)
78 min This is good. Really good. Bayern break in numbers yet again and after biding his time, he switches the ball onto his left foot before finding the bottom corner from 20 yards.
78 min GOAL! Arsenal 1-3 Bayern Munich (Costa)
76 min WOODWORK! Costa has been lively since his introduction and he twists and turns on the left before crossing for Lewandowski. The forward should score from 10 yards out but his first-time effort strikes the post.
75 min There's just the 15 minutes left at the Emirates Stadium. There's not a whole lot happening but Arsenal are still trying to at least get back on level terms on the night.
72 min SUBSTITUTIONS! Triple change for Arsenal as Francois Coquelin, Mesut Ozil and Lucas Perez replace Ramsey, Giroud and Sanchez.
70 min SUBSTITUTION! That proves to be Robben's action of the night as Costa comes on to replace him.
68 min Bayern have pushed Arsenal back into their own half ever since the sending off and they finally make their pressure pay off. A poor clearance from Ospina puts Arsenal into the trouble and a neat flick from Lewandowski contributes to Robben running clear to easily convert past the goalkeeper from 12 yards.
68 min GOAL! Arsenal 1-2 Bayern Munich (Robben)
64 min SAVE! It's straight at him but this save from Ospina is superb. Lewandowski should score from around 14 yards out but he sees the goalkeeper tip his shot over the crossbar.
63 min CHANCE! Big chance for Lewandowski to head in his second but he sends it just over the crossbar. Thiago - who has been excellent - set up the chance with an audacious flick.
61 min BOOKING! Oxlade-Chamberlain goes into the book fr his reaction to giving a foul away. Fair decision. Arsenal are frustrated right now.
60 min We encourage you to keep following this match but we haven't got high expectations for this closing half-hour. It's all Bayern now in terms of possession and Arsenal have basically accepted defeat. They would need four without reply to take this to extra time.
55 min Tie over. Lewandowski sends Ospina the wrong way from the spot. Arsenal were annoyed with the decision to send Koscielny off but I don't think they can have many complaints.
55 min GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Bayern Munich (Lewandowski)
54 min RED CARD! Koscielny is dismissed for a shove on Lewandowski with the Pole likely to net for Bayern. He was initially shown a yellow, so there's huge confusion.
53 min PENALTY TO BAYERN MUNICH!
52 min This has developed into a cracking game. It's effectively Arsenal ploughing forward in numbers and Bayern waiting for their chance to have four on three. All of the Arsenal players want possession of the ball but they need to be careful noo to over commit.
48 min CHANCE! Giroud has to be scoring this. Ramsey does superbly inside the box before floating the ball towards the Frenchman but he mistimes his jump and heads over from no more than 10 yards.
46 min Arsenal get us back underway.
The half-time whistle goes at the Emirates Stadium and Arsenal lead thanks to that 20th-minute goal from Walcott. They have just about been the better team but Bayern look threatening on the counter and still hold a three-goal advantage on aggregate.
45+1 min HALF TIME: Arsenal 1-0 Bayern Munich
45 min SHOT! Sanchez's strike is on target but it is straight at Neuer. There will be one minute of added-on time.
44 min BOOKING! This one is given. Ramsey deceives Martinez and the defender has no option but to foul him on the edge of the penalty area. Free kick around 20 to 25 yards out...
42 min How on earth has Vidal avoided a booking here? He goes straight through countryman Sanchez but the referee only awards a free kick.
39 min BOOKINGS! Walcott is pumped up for this game but his over-enthusiasm results in a booking after a minor scuffle with Alaba. The left-back was also cautioned.
38 min CHANCE! This tie should be over. Robben bides his time before clipping the ball through to meet the run of Lewandowski but he hooks his first-time volley wide of the post from 12 yards.
37 min SHOT! While Walcott has been Arsenal's best player, Vidal has been Bayern's most impressive performer. He tries his luck from 30 yards but his effort goes wide.
34 min CHANCE! Moments later, Walcott finds himself in a similar position to where he scored his opener but he makes the wrong choice and tries to replicate his goal. On this occasion, with teammates in the box, he sent his effort into the side-netting.
32 min Big controversy at the Emirates Stadium. On first viewing, Walcott appears to have thrown himself to the ground far too easily but it's a stonewall penalty after a mistimed challenge from Alonso.
30 min This game is developing into a back-and-forth encounter - I'm not who that suits! Arsenal are impressing here but they have to be careful. Concede once and you'd think that it was game over.
27 min Falling behind has sparked Bayern into life and they are starting to get a grip of this game. They push forward with such flair and efficiency but so far, they can't find that away goal. Arsenal haven't threatened in the last few minutes.
24 min Arsenal are going after a second but Bayern remind them of the threat they carry in the opposite final third. A move down the right ends in a cross for Vidal but he is harshly adjudged to have fouled a defender when heading the ball on target.
20 min That's the first one! Walcott counts on good fortune to help him move past a couple of defenders and with no-one in the middle, he lashes a thunderous effort into the roof of the net from an acute angle. Do they believe they can do this? We will see over the next 10 minutes.
20 min GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Bayern Munich (Walcott)
17 min I was critical of Arsenal's start to this game but they are definitely the better team now. On a couple of occasions, they would have been in had it not been for the boot of a Bayern player. If they find a way to break the deadlock, who knows what may follow.
14 min CHANCE! Much better from Arsenal, who win a corner after a shot from Bellerin is deflected wide. The set piece leads to a deflected cross nearly finding its way to Giroud, with his deflected header going inches wide of the post. There were a lot of deflections there...
11 min Almost a chance for Arsenal. Walcott thinks he is about to round Neuer but the goalkeeper is out to see off the opportunity as quickly as the chance came about.
9 min SHOT! This is incredibly easy. Alonso plays a corner towards the edge of the box and Alaba has plenty of time to get his shot away, with his effort going a couple of yards wide of the post.
8 min You would be forgiven for thinking that Bayern are the home side. They are dominating possession and pushing Arsenal back. The Gunners aren't really getting a look-in right now. Robben against Monreal looks a mis-match.
5 min I must apologise. It's the Bayern fans who are throwing things onto the pitch. They are protesting about the cost of ticket prices. It's always reasonable in Germany, so I can their logic, to a degree. Anyway, back to the football...
3 min I mentioned about the potential protests. The 'Wenger out' brigade are throwing missiles (rolls of toilet paper) onto the pitch and it has brought a halt to the match. We are back underway but there was over a minute delay then.
1 min Bayern get us underway at the Emirates.
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