Harry Kane May Just Be Fortunate After All! Key Takeaways as Former Tottenham Star Survives Champions League with Bayern Munich, Eliminating Shy Arsenal

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GOAL takes a closer look at the victors and the defeated on a night that proved tough for Mikel Arteta and his youthful squad at the Allianz Arena.

Certainly not Bayern Munich, not one more time, and definitely not in this manner! The Champions League encounter with the German giants was anticipated to mark a turning point for Arsenal, an ideal moment for avenging the team that had ousted them from Europe’s premier competition four times before.

Especially since Bayern was facing tremendous difficulties in the Bundesliga, facing humiliation almost every week. Even better, their prospects of triumphing in any other tournament had been dashed, offering an opportunistic moment to add to the woes of Harry Kane, the ex-Tottenham sensation who had switched to Bayern last summer, eyeing his first taste of major trophies.

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However, after a faltering performance in the first leg of this quarter-final tie at the Emirates, Arsenal's young and somewhat green squad was paralyzed on the Allianz Arena’s stage, justifiably losing 1-0 on the night, and bowing out with a 3-2 defeat on aggregate, following a display marked by excessive caution.