The Arsenal boss suffered a Champions League nightmare at Bayern Munich… and he was powerless to stop it

ARSENE WENGER endured a miserable night at Bayern Munich on Wednesday as his Arsenal side were thrashed 5-1 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

A brace from Thiago Alcantara, a stunner from Arjen Robben, Robert Lewandowski’s header and a late strike from Thomas Muller fired the German champions to victory.

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The second-leg at the Emirates in three weeks time is now just a formality, as Wenger's men literally stand no chance of launching a remarkable comeback.

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And the French boss cut a frustrated figure in the dug-out as he watched the Gunners all-but-certainly exit the Champions League for a seventh straight season.

Here's how Wenger reacted throughout the horrible evening at the Allianz Arena.

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BEHAVIOUR

THE under-fire Arsenal chief must have been fuming but did not show it, other than losing his rag with the officials for Bayern’s second goal.

Neuer took a goal-kick as Arsenal prepared for a wrongly-awarded corner.

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COMMUNICATION

KEPT quiet as his side just fell apart.

The team did not have any leaders on the pitch after Laurent Koscielny went off injured and Wenger did not bother to get involved as his side were humiliated.

TECHNICAL AREA

WENGER stayed in his seat at the start of the game but  wandered out in the fifth minute.

He reappeared on 25 minutes and wiped his nose, but was rarely in his technical area during  a torrid second half.

FANS’ REACTION

GUNNERS supporters did not seem to chant any abuse about Wenger.

They just sat in disbelief as their team caved in. But as they left the ground, bitterness among fans will rarely have been greater.

VERDICT

A NIGHT Wenger will want to forget in a hurry.

Arsenal would have been happy enough when they got into the dressing room at half-time at 1-1. But, after a second-half collapse, the second leg of this tie seems pointless.