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ARSENAL V BAYERN MUNICH: ARSENE WENGER 'REVOLTED' BY REFEREE BUT PROUD OF SIDE DESPITE THRASHING




Arsene Wenger said he was "revolted" by the ref after his "overcome" Arsenal side endured a last-16 Champions League whipping by Bayern Munich.

Ref Anastasios Sidiropoulos denied the hosts a punishment when 1-0 up before later granting one for a Laurent Koscielny foul on Robert Lewandowski.

Koscielny was sent off as Arsenal lost 5-1 on Tuesday and 10-2 on total.

"The punishment and red card are completely unexplainable and outrageous," Gunners manager Wenger said.

"It's unreliable from the official. It abandons me extremely irate and exceptionally baffled."

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Weapons store confronted a difficult task going into Tuesday's second leg having endured a 5-1 crush in Germany three weeks prior.

Theo Walcott's first-half strike gave them a fragment of trust, however that decreased when Lewandowski scored from the spot soon after the restart and safeguard Koscielny was sent off for the foul that prompted to the punishment.

Stockpile lost any force and surrendered four objectives in 17 minutes in any case, regardless of torment the greatest total annihilation of an English side in the Champions League, Wenger said the outcome did not "mirror the bravery of the execution".

"General it's hard to comprehend what's happened," he revealed to BT Sport. "Regardless I should state my group has created a tremendous exertion and played extremely well."

Wenger included he thought Xabi Alonso's test on Theo Walcott in the principal half was "100% a punishment", and furthermore guaranteed Bayern striker Lewandowski was offside in the development to the foul by Koscielny that brought about the French protector's expulsion.

He was likewise condemning of Sidiropoulos' choice to overhaul Koscielny's underlying yellow card to a red in the wake of counseling with the extra associate ref behind the objective.

"It's quite recently not genuine," Wenger said.

"When you see the significance of the diversions and you see a demeanor like that I am totally revolted and sorry for individuals who come and pay a great deal of cash to watch this sort of amusement."

The 67-year-old Frenchman was additionally the subject of challenges from fans before the amusement at Emirates Stadium, requesting him to venture down.

At the point when gotten some information about the show, Wenger stated: "I've nothing to add to that."

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