It will be no consolation for Arsenal that, for once, they kept Harry Kane down at the Allianz Arena last night.
So often Arsenal’s tormentor, Kane was restricted to one decent chance, a deflected volley which flew past the post in the first half, but Bayern Munich still progressed to the Champions League semi-finals.
Arsenal were undone not by Kane, but by one defensive lapse and their own lack of a top-class striker to compare to the England captain.
Mikel Arteta’s side were tidy in possession and showed the occasional flash of quality, but there was no menace in the final third, no spark likely to shift the course of a cagey game against a well-drilled and experienced side.
“It was a game that you could see either an error or an individual or magic moment that would decide the tie,” said Arteta afterwards.
“The margins are so small. It wasn’t enough, that was true, to get the magic moment that is needed in this competition, to unlock it, to make something happen when the game requires us to open that door. We didn’t have it and that’s why we’re out.”
