Jonathan Wilson: Arsenal gain morale from Bayern Munch draw, but little else

[Jonathan Wilson]

Arsenal went to Munich seeking the impossible. That didn't happen but the club did achieve probably the best it could realistically have hoped for: a decent performance and a draw that might provide the sort of jolt of self-belief that galvanized it last season after a victory in Munich. Back then it took 26 points form its last 10 Premier League matches to pinch fourth place from Tottenham Hotspur. A similar run this season might clinch it the league title. In terms of the specifics of overturning the 2-0 first-leg deficit, though, Arsenal never came close.

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