Bayern Munich win on away goals rule

[Folami David]

Arsenal's Champions League ambitions are over for
another season, despite a gutsy away win at Bayern
Munich.
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Olivier Giroud converted Theo Walcott's cross in the third minute as the Gunners quickly reduced the 3-1 deficit from the first leg. Arsenal keeper Lukasz Fabianski denied Bayern's Arjen Robben after the break.
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"From the boardroom down Arsenal have to decide what they want to do. Yes, the club makes money, but the shareholders and the guys who run the club have to make the decision. Maybe they should have one year when they spend millions. Why wouldn't you? It's crossroads time."
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Laurent Koscielny's 86th-minute header left Arsene Wenger's team one goal from a dramatic aggregate win, but the their German opponents held on.
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The Gunners deserve credit for a spirited performance, yet the damage was done three weeks earlier when they were ruthlessly dismantled by the Germans.
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On a snowy evening in Munich, Arsene Wenger's side produced one of their most impressive European performances for some time.
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But that will be of little consolation for Frenchman Wenger as the inquests begin into an eighth successive season without silverware.
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A fight for a place in the Premier League's top four can be Arsenal's only realistic target for the rest of the campaign after a fine effort which left fans wondering why they are unable to produce this level of performance on a more consistent basis.