#3 Bayern remained competitive and did the necessary
In fairness to ‘FC Hollywood’, although they didn’t play much of the fixture in top gear, they still managed to remain competitive and recovered well from almost getting over-run in the first half hour, scoring an astonishing five goals in the second period
Vidal’s effort from range that sailed a comfortable distance over David Ospina’s goal was typical of Die Roten in the first half, but as they gradually got into their stride they began to cause the Gunners more and more problems. Koscielny’s sending off certainly made life easier for them, but they had been growing in confidence before that.
Following the hour mark, the visitors had two good chances in quick succession as, first, Javi Martinez found himself in space inside the Arsenal box only for his flicked header to loop over the bar, before Vidal played Lewandowski in with a neat pass to the right of the 18-yard box, but the Poland international could only sting Ospina’s fingertips. Then, the floodgates opened as Arsenal became stretched and they romped in to bag a handful of goals that left a sour taste in the home fans’ mouths.
If the first leg underlined how offensively fluid they could be, this match showed that even when playing off the boil they remain a superior team to the north Londoners.
