Arsenal’s miserable week continued as runaway Bundesliga leaders, Bayern Munich, produced a European masterclass at the Emirates to take a commanding 3-1 Champions League first leg lead.
The Gunners, who crashed out of the FA Cup at home to Blackburn at the weekend, were behind after only seven minutes when midfielder Toni Kroos hammered home a shot from the edge of the box.
Thomas Muller stabbed home from close range to double Bayern’s advantage with 21 minutes played.
Arsenal were booed off at the break but rallied when striker Lukas Podolski headed home against his former club.
However, the Germans cut through again on 77 minutes as Mario Mandzukic scrambled in a third, leaving Arsenal facing a huge task to find a way back into the tie.
Porto earned themselves a narrow 1-0 lead in the home leg of their clash with Malaga thanks to a second-half Joao Moutinho strike.
The Portuguese league leaders had the better of possession throughout but were frustrated by their La Liga opponents’ defensive organisation.
But the breakthrough came when Sandro made space to cross and found Moutinho, who swept the ball in with a fine first-time finish.
Results
UEFA champions league
Arsenal 1-3 Bayern
Porto 1-0 Malaga
English League Championship
Final – Barnsley 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Birmingham 0-0 Sheffield
Burnley 0-0 Middlesbrough
Cardiff City 0-2 Brighton
Derby County 1-1 Bolton
Hull City 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
Ipswich Town 0-2 Watford
Leicester City 1-2 Charlton
Millwall 1-5 Peterborough
Nottingham 6-1 Huddersfield
Crystal Palace 2-1 Bristol City
Scottish Premier League
Motherwell 0-1 Dundee United
St Johnstone 1-1 Celtic
South African Premiership
Ajax Cape Town 2-2 Bloem Celtic
Mamelodi Sundowns 1-1 Golden Arrows
Fixtures
February 20
UEFA Champions League
7:45 AC Milan vs Barcelona
7:45 Galatasaray vs Schalke 04
English League Championship
7:45- Leeds vs Blackpool
South African Premiership
4:00 Free State Stars vs Maritzburg Utd
5:30 Amazulu vs SuperSport United
5:30 Bidvest Wits vs Chippa United
5:30 Black Leopards vs Kaizer Chiefs
5:30 Orlando Pirates vs Silver Stars
5:30 Pretoria Univ vs Moroka Swallows