Wenger: Arsenal 'collapsed' in 'nightmare' loss to Bayern

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger had a pointed response when probed about his side’s capitulation Wednesday against Bayern Munich, saying, simply, that his men fell apart after the interval.

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Bayern scored four goals in a second half that seemed to be played on a slanted pitch, leaving the Gunners on the wrong end of a 5-1 battering for the second consecutive trip to the Allianz Arena.

“It is difficult to explain,” Wenger told BT Sport after the match, as quoted by ESPN FC. “I felt we had two good chances to score just before half-time.

“I felt we were unlucky for the second goal, the referee gave a corner for us at first. Then we concede the second goal and then the most important was that we lost Koscielny. We collapsed.

“Overall I must say they are a better team than us, they played very well in the second half and we dropped our level. We were a bit unlucky, we dropped our level and they were better than us.”

The Frenchman added: “The last 25 minutes were a nightmare for us. We didn’t have an answer.”

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It’s little more than a formality now, but the return leg is slated for March 7 at the Emirates.