How Arsenal rated against Bayern - The Sun

LUKASZ FABIANSKI

DREAM TEAM STAR MAN. Fantastic in his first start in 13 months. Commanding and confident. Two good first-half saves and brilliant one to deny Robben. 8

CARL JENKINSON

HAD a few nervous touches in possession but held the line well. Never stopped trying and won a crucial duel with Robben. A great display. 7

LAURENT KOSCIELNY

ARSENAL'S best defender. Blocked, headed and held firm in possibly his best Euro match for Gunners. Fantastic goal turned it into thriller. Booked. 8

PER MERTESACKER

STRUGGLED in first half. Much better than he has been for several months on a night in which Arsenal did most of the defending. Booked. 7

KIERAN GIBBS

VITAL first-half header to deny Muller. Lost Robben in the second half but Fabianski saved. Had a difficult night but never gave up. Booked. 6

AARON RAMSEY

ONE stray pass early on. Fought hard with Kroos and Martinez. Solid and unspectacular but put in a shift. Not much up front but Bayern had the game. 7

MIKEL ARTETA

SKIPPER gave ball away in key areas and sometimes slow in closing down between the lines. Struggled to keep up in the second half. 6

TOMAS ROSICKY

INSTRUMENTAL in the opening goal. Could not get on the ball often but ran like hell to help stem the German waves. One of Arsenal's best. Booked. 7

THEO WALCOTT

FANTASTIC pass to Giroud for the opener. A threat all game. You felt he was always going to produce the extraordinary but Wenger hauled him off. 7

SANTI CAZORLA

WAS always the man they looked to for inspiration. His corner led to the second goal for Koscielny that set up a grandstand finish. Booked. 7

OLIVIER GIROUD

GAVE Arsenal hope with sensational opener and could have set up a goal for Cazorla. Time and again he ran back 50 yards to help out. Booked. 7

SUBSTITUTES

Gervinho (Ramsey 72) 6,

Oxlade-Chamberlain (Walcott 72) 7

Not used: Mannone, Diaby, Vermaelen, Coquelin, Arshavin.

BAYERN: Neuer 6, Dante 6, Van Buyten 6, Lahm 7, Javi Martinez 7, Mueller 7, Alaba 6, Dias 6, Kroos 7 (Tymoschuk 81, 5), Mandzukic 6 (Gomez 73, 5), Robben 7. Not used: Starke, Rafinha, Contento, Shaqiri, Pizarro. Booked: Lahm, Martinez, Gomez.

Ratings: ANTONY KASTRINAKIS

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