Arsenal were destroyed at the Allianz Arena as defending champions Real Madrid beat Napoli 3-1 in an exciting night of Champions League football. The Gunners were beaten 5-1 by Bayern Munich leaving Arsene Wenger shell-shocked. As for Real, they came back from a goal down to give Zinedine Zidane something to smile about.
Real show their grit
Defending champions Real Madrid beat Napoli 3-1 after conceding an early away goal to almost cement their spot in a seventh straight Champions League quarter-final as goals from Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos and Casemiro sealed the win. Lorenzo Insigne’s stunning 40-yard strike gave Napoli a dream start. However, Benzema headed home an equaliser before Kroos and Casemiro netted one goal apiece to hand Real Madrid a commanding lead ahead of the second leg on March 7.
Bayern put up a masterclass
Arsenal were beaten 5-1 by Bayern Munich in their round-of-16 Champions League clash at the Allianz Arena on Thursday. Arsenal were on the scoresheet owing to a first half goal by Alexis Sanchez. However, the goal was lucky to come by as Sanchez missed his own penalty, but quickly netted the ball on the rebound to equalise after Arjen Robben’s opener. In the second half, Robert Lewandowski scored the second with Thiago Alcantara scoring twice to make it 4-1. Substitute Thomas Muller slotted in the fifth for the night against a hapless Arsenal defence.