It’s been a long, long time coming but Arsenal overcame all the odds and finally beat Bayern Munich “the best team in Europe”! What a complete turnaround after losing to both Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiakos last month.Â
Both goals came late in the game. The first to find the net in the 77th minute was courtesy of Olivier Giroud from a Santi Cazorla assist; the second arrived in the 90th minute of play from Mesut Özil (Hector Bellerin assist). For the first time in a UCL match we kept a clean sheet – would this have anything to do with Petr Cech being back in goal? I understand he made six saves during the match (two more than David Ospina did whilst in goal in both of the previous UCL matches).
Whatever the reason, Arsenal defied the match stats:
Arsenal 2-0 Bayern FT: Shots: 13-21 Possession: 35%-65% Chances created: 9-15 Pass accuracy: 76%-91% Great game! pic.twitter.com/KnLar4H9km
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) October 20, 2015
Finally Arsenal beat Bayern Munich #AFCvBAY #COYG
— Cyruse X (@yosias_8) October 20, 2015
Great win for Arsenal, they need to build on it, keep the momentum in the league and UCL.
— Rafael Hernández (@RafaelH117) October 20, 2015
Deep deep joy #AFCvBAY pic.twitter.com/t0KE5ZGm1K
— Layth (@laythy29) October 20, 2015
Well, well, well. I will happily admit that surprised me #AFCvBAY #UCL
— Sabre On TV (@SabreOnTV) October 20, 2015
Now THAT was a performance! Tactically spot on. Everyone played their part. We must take confidence from that. Superb! #AFC #AFCvBAY
— Matt (@matt_shoreditch) October 20, 2015
But it seems as though one fan has got a little over-excited:
ARSENAL TO WIN THE PREMIERSHIP, CHAMPS LEAGUE, NFL, NBA, WIMBLEDON, PGA & 4 x 100M RELAY
— Curzorla (@Curt_AFC) October 20, 2015
Best win in recent history? Arsenal 2-0 Bayern Munich. Unreal win.
— Oli Price-Bates (@OliPriceBates) October 20, 2015
Whilst a non-fan tries to spoil celebrations by pointing out the following fact:
Arsenal fans celebrating a win that takes them from bottom of the group to bottom of the group
— Juan Mata (@JuanMataTouch) October 20, 2015