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Munich, March 15: Arsenal have pulled out of the Champions League Round of 16 for the third straight yr regardless of beating Bayern Munich 2-0 within the second leg.
The Gunners misplaced 3-1 within the first leg on the Emirates however managed to come back again from a 3-3 mixture on the Allianz Enviornment and went out because of the away objectives rule.
Oliver Giroud shocked the house facet with a third-minute aim to present Arsenal an early lead and hope for a miracle. No different staff within the competitors’s historical past had overcome a three-goal away deficit within the second leg.
Bayern dominated many of the match and practically sealed quarter-final qualification, however Arsenal fought again and Laurent Koscielny scored within the 84th minute to boost hopes for an unimaginable comeback.
Bayern turned the third European energy in three years to knock out Arsenal within the spherical of 16, after Barcelona in 2011 and AC Milan in 2012.
All English groups, champions Chelsea, Manchester Metropolis, United and now Arsenal have crashed out of Europe and it is the primary time for the reason that 1995-96 season that there is no such thing as a Premier League facet within the final eight.
Málaga beat Porto 2-0
Málaga’s fairy story of their first Champions League season after the Spaniards overturned a 1-0 first leg loss to Porto to win the second leg 2-0 on the Rosadela Stadium.
Younger playmaker Isco, who received the ‘Golden Boy’ award as Europe’s finest U-21 participant final season, equalized with a high-quality shot simply two minutes from half-time.
Roque Santa Cruz, on mortgage from Manchester Metropolis, scored the decisive aim within the 77th minute from a nook to seal their passage to the quarter-finals.
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Article first revealed: Friday, March 15, 2013, 5:57 p.m. [IST]