MUNICH, March 13 (Reuters) – Lacklustre Bayern Munich played with fire and almost saw their Champions League hopes go up in smoke as a 2-0 loss at home to Arsenal meant they squeezed into the last eight on away goals.

Leading 3-1 from the first leg in which they outplayed Arsenal in north London, Bayern were left nervously hanging on at the end after goals from Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny took Arsenal tantalisingly close to an unlikely recovery.

MUNICH (Reuters) – Lacklustre Bayern Munich advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday despite losing 2-0 to Arsenal in Munich to book their ticket on the away goals rule.

Olivier Giroud netted in the third minute to give the Gunners early hope after their 3-1 first leg defeat last month as they tried to become only the third team ever to advance in the knockout stage after losing the first leg at home.

MUNICH, March 13 (Reuters) – Lacklustre Bayern Munich advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday despite losing 2-0 to Arsenal in Munich to book their ticket on the away goals rule.

Olivier Giroud netted in the third minute to give the Gunners early hope after their 3-1 first leg defeat last month as they tried to become only the third team ever to advance in the knockout stage after losing the first leg at home.

MUNICH (Reuters) – Arsenal’s Champions League experience and determination give them the right to believe they can turn round a 3-1 last-16 first-leg loss to Bayern Munich when they meet again on Wednesday, coach Arsene Wenger said.

Arsenal are looking to become only the third team in the competition’s history to lose the first leg at home in a knockout round and advance with an away win.

MUNICH, March 12 (Reuters) – Arsenal’s Champions League experience and determination give them the right to believe they can turn round a 3-1 last-16 first-leg loss to Bayern Munich when they meet again on Wednesday, coach Arsene Wenger said.

Arsenal are looking to become only the third team in the competition’s history to lose the first leg at home in a knockout round and advance with an away win.

MUNICH (Reuters) – Wrestling officially became part of the inaugural 2015 European Games on Tuesday despite being axed from the 2020 Olympic Games last month by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The sport has launched a frantic effort to reclaim its Olympic spot after being part of every modern Olympics since 1896, apart from 1900.

MUNICH, March 12 (Reuters) – Wrestling officially became part of the inaugural 2015 European Games on Tuesday despite being axed from the 2020 Olympic Games last month by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The sport has launched a frantic effort to reclaim its Olympic spot after being part of every modern Olympics since 1896, apart from 1900.

MUNICH (Reuters) – Four-times European champions Bayern Munich refused on Tuesday to accept the favourites tag for the title this season and expect Arsenal to try every trick in the book to reverse a 3-1 Champions League last-16 first-leg deficit.

Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes warned the bad run of English teams in the top European competition this season should not be any indication of the real threat that Arsenal, with their backs to the wall, will pose on Wednesday.

MUNICH, March 12 (Reuters) – Four-times European champions Bayern Munich refused on Tuesday to accept the favourites tag for the title this season and expect Arsenal to try every trick in the book to reverse a 3-1 Champions League last-16 first-leg deficit.

Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes warned the bad run of English teams in the top European competition this season should not be any indication of the real threat that Arsenal, with their backs to the wall, will pose on Wednesday.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Arsenal must stage one of the most unlikely Champions League comebacks if they are to advance at the expense of hosts Bayern Munich in their round of 16 second leg clash on Wednesday.

Bayern silenced the Gunners 3-1 in London last month to put themselves in the driving seat for a spot in the quarter-finals for the third time in the last four seasons.