Match Reaction: Bayern Munich 5 Arsenal 1

[Marc Overmars]

We're just not very good in Europe. Didn't need a pasting tonight to tell you that.

Still got half a chance of going through but I'm not holding my breath.

[Kano]

Agree with NQ, we go in the Europa and it's goodbye PL. We can't even field a proper team now with our injury list and it's like this every season. We don't have the squad to juggle Europa and PL, full of too many crocks.

There are two more games in the Europa, one extra round. The same as an FA Cup replay or two. It's a complete fallacy to think we will concentrate on the league and manage ourselves well enough in that. We need as many options as possible given our manager.

[Niall_Quinn]

When we were able to put our first XI out there, we thrashed them 2-0.

We've lost four first-teamers since then, plus they had the ref playing for them, so this result is pointless as long we win on Sunday.

Bif scored the goal of the game .

Ref was utterly incompetent (which purely coincidentally meant him giving Bayern every single decision) until 4-0. Then suddenly he could ref again. What an amazing recovery. Nothing at all suspicious about his performance.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fuck it. Next game please.

[Ernesto]

I just don't like the idea of Europa in that you're delayed in the league by a day. Man City could be the pacesetters on the Saturday and we have all the pressure of catching them up on the Sunday.

We all know how Wenger copes with pressure.

[Letters]

Ref was utterly incompetent (which purely coincidentally meant him giving Bayern every single decision) until 4-0. Then suddenly he could ref again. What an amazing recovery. Nothing at all suspicious about his performance.

So why give Wenger such a hammering
We were away against pretty much the best team in Europe and from what you're saying the ref was giving them everything.

We shouldn't be getting hammered like that though against anyone.

[Ernesto]

However, if we do finish second in this group and get into the knockout stages, I think it will top that night in the San Siro (there, I said it)

[Master Splinter]

Ref was utterly incompetent (which purely coincidentally meant him giving Bayern every single decision) until 4-0. Then suddenly he could ref again. What an amazing recovery. Nothing at all suspicious about his performance.

The best bit was when Mertesacker just hauled down Robben towards the end and the ref got on with it.

But when the game was on the line early on, he booked Campbell for being in the same post code as Costa.

[Kano]

I just don't like the idea of Europa in that you're delayed in the league by a day. Man City could be the pacesetters on the Saturday and we have all the pressure of catching them up on the Sunday.

We all know how Wenger copes with pressure.

Remember we've looked good at this stage before. Let's see where we are come March and whether we rue not having a pop at the Europa as our PL has gone down the toilet once again. This is very early days in the league, not an indicator for where we'll finish come the end of the season.

[Kano]

So why give Wenger such a hammering
We were away against pretty much the best team in Europe and from what you're saying the ref was giving them everything.

We shouldn't be getting hammered like that though against anyone.

Bayern can do that against anyone when on form. Not forgiving our failings today but they can make a very good team look like amateurs.