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By Neil JohnstonBBC Sport
Last updated on 4 minutes ago.From the section European Football
Arsenal have not reached the Champions League semi-finals since 2008-09Arsenal made a bitterly disappointing exit from the Champions League as they were beaten by Bayern Munich in a euphoric atmosphere at Allianz Arena.
Joshua Kimmich's powerful 63rd-minute header from Raphael Guerreiro's cross was enough to send the Germans through to the semi-finals 3-2 on aggregate after the two teams had drawn 2-2 in London in the first leg.
Despite being held at Emirates Stadium, Arsenal were confident of advancing against a Bayern Munich side who had endured a poor domestic season and were without key players Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman because of injury.
In a tight and cagey second leg, Gabriel Martinelli had Arsenal's best chance of the first half but shot straight at Manuel Neuer after Jamal Musiala had forced David Raya into a full-stretch save at the other end.
While Harry Kane had just nine touches in the opening 45 minutes, Neuer was forced into another save by Martin Odegaard's deflected attempt, which had the long-serving Bayern Munich keeper scrambling across his line.
With so much at stake for both teams, it was perhaps understandable chances were in limited supply but the second half was a livelier affair with Leon Goretzka heading against the post before Guerreiro's follow up was scrambled away by Raya, via the post.
But Kimmich's attacking header proved decisive and ensured Arsenal's long wait to win the Champions League for the first time goes on.
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Bayern Munich
Squad number1Player nameNeuer
Squad number6Player nameKimmich
Squad number4Player namede Ligt
Squad number15Player nameDier
Squad number40Player nameMazraoui
Squad number8Player nameGoretzka
Squad number27Player nameLaimer
Squad number10Player nameSané
Squad number42Player nameMusiala
Squad number22Player nameRaphaël Guerreiro
Squad number9Player nameKane
Squad number2Player nameUpamecano
Squad number3Player nameKim Min-jae
Arsenal
Squad number22Player nameRaya- Squad number4Player nameWhite
- Squad number2Player nameSaliba
- Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
- Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu
- Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
- Squad number20Player nameJorginho
- Squad number41Player nameRice
- Squad number7Player nameSaka
- Squad number29Player nameHavertz
- Squad number11Player nameGabriel Martinelli
- Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
- Squad number14Player nameNketiah
- Squad number19Player nameTrossard
Line-ups
Bayern Munich
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Neuer
- 6KimmichBooked at 90mins
- 4de Ligt
- 15Dier
- 40MazraouiSubstituted forKim Min-jaeat 76'minutes
- 8Goretzka
- 27LaimerBooked at 54mins
- 10SanéSubstituted forUpamecanoat 89'minutes
- 42Musiala
- 22Guerreiro
- 9Kane
Substitutes
- 2Upamecano
- 3Kim Min-jae
- 13Choupo-Moting
- 17Zaragoza
- 18Peretz
- 25Müller
- 26Ulreich
- 39Tel
- 45Pavlovic
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Raya
- 4WhiteBooked at 84mins
- 2Saliba
- 6Gabriel
- 18TomiyasuSubstituted forNketiahat 86'minutes
- 8Ødegaard
- 20JorginhoSubstituted forGabriel Jesusat 68'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 41Rice
- 7Saka
- 29Havertz
- 11MartinelliSubstituted forTrossardat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Ramsdale
- 5Partey
- 9Gabriel Jesus
- 10Smith Rowe
- 14Nketiah
- 15Kiwior
- 19Trossard
- 21Fábio Vieira
- 24Nelson
- 25Elneny
- 31Hein
- 35Zinchenko
Live Text
Match ends, FC Bayern München 1, Arsenal 0.
Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 1, Arsenal 0.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Leon Goretzka.
Foul by Kim Min-Jae (FC Bayern München).
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München).
Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Dayot Upamecano replaces Leroy Sané.
Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Matthijs de Ligt (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Foul by Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München).
Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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