NOT-SO-SWEET LAST 16

2017

Bayern Munich 5 Arsenal 1

Arsenal 1 Bayern Munich 5

Arsenal were humiliated over two games against Bayern Munich – a familiar story of their latter campaigns under Arsene Wenger.

2016

Arsenal 0 Barcelona 2

Barcelona 3 Arsenal 1

Lionel Messi left the Gunners with a mountain to climb, scoring both of Barca’s goals at the Emirates. Barca’s magical front three of Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar all scored in the second leg.

2015 Arsenal 1 Monaco 3

Monaco 0 Arsenal 2

Monaco win on away goals Arsenal won the return leg with goals from Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey but could not find a crucial third.

2014

Arsenal 0 Bayern Munich 2

Bayern Munich 1 Arsenal 1

Keeper Wojciech Szczesny was sent off at the Emirates after he took down Arjen Robbin in the box. Mikel Arteta played in the second leg (below) when Arsenal drew the return.

2013

Arsenal 1 Bayern Munich 3

Bayern Munich 0 Arsenal 2

Bayern win on away goals Arteta played in both games, Giroud and Laurent Koscielny scored in the return game but the second goal came after 85 minutes.

2012

AC Milan 4 Arsenal 0

Arsenal 3 AC Milan 0

Arsenal nearly completed a miraculous recovery. They were 3-0 up by half-time in the return.

2011

Arsenal 2 Barcelona 1

Barcelona 3 Arsenal 1

The first game is remembered for Jack Wilshere having the game of his life, as Andrey Arshavin scored a late winner. The second game is remembered for Robin van Persie getting sent off – a second yellow card for having a shot when he claimed he did not hear the ref’s whistle – when Arsenal were ahead in the tie.

2010

Porto 2 Arsenal 1

Arsenal 5 Porto 0

An omen? The last time Arsenal reached the quarter-finals, they beat Porto in the last 16. They lost the first game but won the return at the Emirates thanks to Nicklas Bendtner’s hat-trick. That was as good as it got for Bendtner and Arsenal as the Gunners lost to Barcelona 6-3 on aggregate in the last eight.