da gbg bet： The Gunners may have salvaged a draw, but they couldn't stop their former Spurs rival from making more history at the Emirates
da brdice： Sorry, Arsenal, but Harry Kane remains the king of north London! The Gunners may be loving life at the moment, riding high at the top of the Premier League, but they were brought back down to earth by and old and formidable foe in Tuesday's Champions League clash with Bayern Munich.
In-form Arsenal had made a predictably confident start to this quarter-final first-leg encounter at the Emirates and were good value for the lead given to them by Bukayo Saka, who punished some weak defending from Alphonso Davies, Serge Gnabry and Eric Dier just 12 minutes in.
However, Gnabry sensationally levelled matters after a dreadful misplaced pass from Gabriel Magalhaes put his own team in trouble deep inside their own territory, before Kane inevitably and coolly converted from the penalty spot following William Saliba's clumsy foul on Leroy Sane.
Kane put on a masterclass in the art of hold-up play thereafter, and although Arsenal earned a draw thanks to Leandro Trossard's low finish, the former Spurs man will now be confident of dumping Mikel Arteta's men out of Europe in the return leg.
GOAL rates all of the Bayern players on show as Kane became the highest-scoring non-Arsenal player at the Emirates since it opened in 2006 (six goals)…
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Manuel Neuer (6/10):
Conceded twice but nothing he could have done about either goal and was actually rarely called upon until Saka tried to con the referee into giving him a penalty by kicking the goalkeeper in the dying seconds.
Joshua Kimmich (7/10):
Not playing in his preferred position but we know he's a damn fine right-back too, and he had no trouble dealing with Martinelli. Typically excellent on the ball.
Eric Dier (6/10):
The other former Spurs man wasn't always great with his distribution of the ball and he basically invited Saka to put the ball in the bottom left corner for the game's opening goal – but he can be proud of his defensive display in what were difficult circumstances.
Matthijs de Ligt (6/10):
Strong in the air all evening and did a lot of good things – but was sent for a hotdog by Jesus before Trossard equalised.
Alphonso Davies (7/10):
Recovered well from a seriously shaky start, in which he picked up a booking for a foul on Saka that rules him out of the second leg, and started to cause problems going forward in the second half.
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Leon Goretzka (7/10):
Created Bayern's leveller with a wonderfully weighted through-ball for Gnabry and put himself about well thereafter. Won't be happy with the way he got beaten by Jesus on the Arsenal equaliser, though.
Konrad Laimer (7/10):
Passing let himself down at times, but worked tirelessly and won back plenty of possession for Bayern. Also made some clever tactical fouls.
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Leroy Sane (7/10):
Tormented Kiwior, who was hauled off at half-time, and involved in the build-up to the first goal before creating the second with an incisive surge into the Arsenal area that drew a foul from Saliba. Inexplicably replaced midway through the second half, just seconds after creating yet another chance.
Jamal Musiala (5/10):
A seriously underwhelming performance from the attacking midfielder, who was full of running but contributed little going forward and was caught in possession more than once. Bizarre that he stayed on while Sane went off.
Serge Gnabry (7/10):
The former Arsenal man took his chance to equalise after a brilliantly timed run in behind the Gunners backline and had a couple more sights of goal before being forced off through injury with just over 20 minutes to go.
Harry Kane (8/10):
More than held his own in a physical battle with Gabriel, proving a much-needed out-ball for Bayern. His penalty was coolness personified, and he even made one terrific tackle late on.
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Kingsley Coman (7/10):
Came on for Sane midway through the second half and after one terribly tame effort, he almost won the game for Bayern with an instinctive near-post flick that came back off the post.
Raphael Guerreiro (5/10):
Replaced the injured Gnabry in the 70th minute but was unable to make much of an impact.
Thomas Tuchel (6/10):
The outgoing, under-fire coach will be thrilled with this result, which keeps Bayern's season alive. However, there's no hiding the fact that his team were gifted a way back into the game – and that he erred badly by taking off Sane.