"Vincent Kompany 's German champions arrived in London wearing a cloak of invincibility. Arsenal tore it from them and hung it from the ramparts of Fortress Emirates. Bayern, unbeaten all season, were given a lesson here. Arsenal were quicker, stronger and largely just better. A tight game at half-time - Bayern teenager Lennart Karl cancelling out a Jurrien Timber header - it was nothing like it in the second period. Arsenal were rampant, Bayern in desperate and at times undignified retreat."
"And when Gabriel Martinelli skipped past a stranded Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to score a third goal in the 77th minute to add to Noni Madueke's second a few moments earlier, Bayern had reached that stage where they just wanted to get out of here with dignity. Not so dissimilar to Tottenham after all, then. Just about everything Arteta and Arsenal touch turns to gold at the moment. This is a team that hasn't lost since August's reverse at Liverpool. How long ago that seems."
Arsenal defeated Bayern Munich 3-1 at the Emirates, overturning Bayern's unbeaten run and dominating the second half. Jurrien Timber opened the scoring with a header before Bayern teenager Lennart Karl equalised. In the second half Arsenal seized control; Noni Madueke scored a second and Gabriel Martinelli rounded Manuel Neuer to make it 3-1 in the 77th minute. Manager Mikel Arteta's substitutions proved decisive, with Madueke and Martinelli scoring and Riccardo Calafiori providing the second's assist. Martin Odegaard returned from the bench. Arsenal extended an unbeaten run since August's loss at Liverpool and strengthened their position as Premier League favourites and European contenders.
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