Arsenal agony as Ozil implodes and Szczesny sees red

Gunners' night of misfortune against Bayern mirrors that of Man City a day earlier

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 19:Bacary Sagna of Arsenal appeals to Referee Nicola Rizzoli during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg match between Arsenal and FC Bayern Muenchen at
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Arsenal 0 Bayern Munich 2. Arsenal look like following Manchester City out of the Champions League after a night of agony at the Emirates. There was a horrible similarity between events in north London on Wednesday and those of the previous evening when the ten-man City lost by the same scoreline to Barcelona, with a killer late goal proving decisive.

Now Arsenal must travel to Germany next month in search of something special after a galling defeat to the European champions.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.