Bayern Munich attempted to catch Arsenal off guard with a quick restart of a throw-in as nine Gunners players took a drink break on the touchline.
Wednesday night’s Champions League quarter-final match was stopped in the first half due to a minor injury to Bukayo Saka, and many of Arsenal’s outfield stars – and some Bayern players – were taking a cup, while the Gunners received instructions from Mikel Arteta. .
A second-half header from Joshua Kimmich gave the German team a 1-0 victory that night, and a 3-2 aggregate win, to reach the semi-finals against Real Madrid.
Shortly after 35 minutes of the match at the Allianz Arena, Bayern attempted to sneak in and take a throw-in while many Arsenal players were out of position, after play was briefly stopped after Saka was hit in the face with the ball.
Left back Noussair Mazraoui ran with the ball towards David Raya’s goal after the unexpected play by the locals.
Bayern Munich tried to catch Arsenal off guard with a quick restart after a throw-in
Bayern’s Noussair Mazraoui ran towards the goal with the ball after the unexpected movement
Martin Odegaard was quick to react after seeing Bayern’s play during a drinks break.
Martin Odegaard was on the sideline with his teammates when he noticed Bayern’s movement and tried to urge his teammates to return to the field to defend.
However, the trick did not work and the referee quickly blew his whistle to return play, much to the frustration of the Bayern players.
It forced them to start the process again from the throw-in, this time with everyone in their correct places.
Some fans felt the incident was disrespectful to Arsenal, although it is unlikely any goal or serious positive play would have been allowed without the referee’s approval.
When sharing the final score in X (formerly Twitter), Arsenal wrote: “A trip to the Champions League to be proud of”, but it was not a sentiment shared by all.
While the Gunners finished top of their group last year, some questioned the caliber of their opponents, as well as the narrow victory over Porto in the last 16 on penalties.
Odegaard tried to call his Gunner teammates to prevent Bayern’s escape
The Bayern players protested, but the referee removed the ball and made them shoot again.
Mikel Arteta’s side face a potential crisis in the title race following their 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa.
Following their European exit, Arteta’s side face a potential crisis ahead of Saturday night’s game against Wolves.
Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa left the Gunners two points behind league leaders Manchester City.
