Arsenal snatch Champions League top spot with rare win over Bayern Munich.

Arabian Sea Newspaper - Special

Arsenal defeated Bayern Munich on Wednesday evening for the first time in a decade, maintaining their perfect record in the Champions League this season after a 3-1 victory to top the group. Jurrien Timber scored the opening goal for Mikel Arteta's team from a corner in the 22nd minute, but Bayern's young player Lennart Karl scored a brilliant equalizer before the end of the first half. However, Arsenal dominated the second half and showed the great depth of their squad, with substitutes Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli scoring two goals to give the team their fifth consecutive victory. North London witnessed a quiet return for prolific striker Harry Kane to Bayern Munich, as his team suffered their first defeat of the season in all competitions. With Inter Milan dropping points, Arsenal is now the only team in the tournament to have collected the full 15 points, and they seem to have almost secured their place in the round of sixteen. Arsenal and Bayern Munich are among the most prominent teams in Europe this season, leading the English Premier League and the German Bundesliga by six points each, respectively, and with a flawless record after four matches in the Champions League. The two teams met in the quarter-finals two years ago and Bayern Munich won, but Arsenal has moved to another level since that encounter, entering Wednesday's match after a 15-match unbeaten run in all competitions. While qualification for the round of 16 already seems guaranteed for both clubs, the 15th meeting between them was not a source of any risk, but rather seemed to be a display of strength and psychological superiority.