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Munich, Mar 15: Arsenal crashed out of the Champions League spherical of 16 for the 0.33 consecutive yr in spite of beating Bayern Munich 2-0 in the second one leg.
The Gunners went down 3-1 within the first-leg on the Emirates however controlled to comeback on 3-3 combination on the Allianz Enviornment and exited via account of the away objectives rule.
Oliver Giroud surprised the house facet with a third-minute function to present Arsenal an early lead and hope of pulling off a miracle. No different group within the historical past of the contest had triumph over a deficit of 3 away objectives in the second one leg.
Bayern ruled many of the fit and got here just about seal qualification of the quarter-finals, however Arsenal fought again and Laurent Koscielny scored within the 84th minute to boost hopes of a improbable comeback.
Bayern become the 0.33 Ecu powerhouse in 3 years to knock Arsenal out on the last-16 juncture, following Barcelona in 2011 and AC Milan in 2012.
All English facets, champions Chelsea, Manchester Town, United and now Arsenal have crashed out of Europe and it’s the first time because the 1995-96 season that there’s no Premier League facet within the final 8.
Malaga beat Porto 2-0
Malaga’s fairytale run of their first Champions League season after the Spaniards overturned a 1-0 first-leg defeat via Porto to win the return-leg 2-0 on the Rosadela stadium.
Younger playmaker Isco, who gained the ‘Golden Boy’ award as the most efficient U-21 participant in Europe final season, had levelled the tie with a wonderful shot simply two mins from half-time.
Roque Santa Cruz, on mortgage from Manchester Town, scored the an important function on 77 mins from a nook to seal their passage to the quarter-finals.
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Tale first printed: Friday, March 15, 2013, 17:57 [IST]
