Having slumped to a 2-0 first leg defeat at the Emirates, Arsene Wenger admitted his side’s task of overturning the score was ‘impossible’, but the Gunners went out with a bow following a gutsy performance in the German capital
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Arsenal trail 2-0 from the last-16 first leg at the Emirates Stadium and no club have overturned anything greater than a one-goal deficit when playing away from home in Champions League knockout ties
Having scored 157 goals in 341 appearances for Chelsea, Drogba ensured a Hollywood ending at the club by converting the winning penalty against Bayern at the Allianz Arena
Elsewhere in the last 16, Atletico Madrid took a giant step towards the last eight with a hard fought 1-0 over AC Milan in the San Siro
Arsenal, who won four matches to finish second in Group F, have not lost at home in their last 13 games and defender Per Mertesacker is confident of another positive result
But he has previously been nicknamed ‘The Last Dictator in Europe’ and “Saddam” because of his controversial hard-line training methods
Fitting, then, that Pep Guardiola is the best-paid football manager in the world, raking in £14.8 million per year
“Jerome has had a great development with us and is one of the important players for FC Bayern,” said club Chairman, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
A cross-field Rafinha pass found Ribery on the left flank and the Frenchman cut inside onto his right foot and rifled a low 25-yard effort past Joe Hart and into the bottom corner
The Poland striker’s mooted move to the European champion appeared to move a step closer last week when the player confirmed he expected to complete a transfer to ‘my dream club’ this northern summer
The treble would cement Munich’s standing as the best German club and allow Heynckes to emulate Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United 1999), Pep Guardiola (Barcelona 2009) and Jose Mourinho (Inter Milan 2010) by winning the three trophies in one season since the Champions League is played in its current format
The 2013 list compiled by British company Brand Finance, values the Bundesliga club at $860 million, $23 million more than United
Dortmund were the superior side during a captivating yet goalless first half, forcing Manuel Neuer into a succession of saves – though opposite number Roman Weidenfeller was also called into action more than once
Meanwhile, the only major question mark in the Bayern Munich ranks is as to whom will partner Dante at centre-back
The draw means that the Bundesliga’s top two maintain their positions: Bayern as already-crowned champions and Dortmund just one point shy of confirming their runner-up spot
Arsenal are the only side not to lose, winning 2-0 at the Allianz Arena
Despite a dominant performance at Malaga last week, Borussia Dortmund failed to score and still have much to do to prevail in their goalless tie, while Paris Saint-Germain’s late rally against Barcelona secured them a 2-2 draw and a lifeline ahead of their visit to the Camp Nou on Wednesday
Defending champions, Borussia Dortmund, beat Augsburg 4-2 but are 20 points behind with only 18 left to play for
In last month’s 2-0 second-leg win over Porto, Malaga turned around a tie they were losing by a single goal after the away game and once again showed the good home form that allowed them to top their qualifying group ahead of AC Milan
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