Thomas Muller's brace inspired Bayern Munich to a comfortable 5-1 win over Arsenal in the Champions League this evening.
The Germany international, who now has 20 goals for club and country already this season, rounded off the scoring for his side by coolly placing the ball beyond the reach of Petr Cech.
It marks the first time that the Gunners stopper had conceded five goals in a single game since 2011, when his then-employers Chelsea were on the end of a thrashing from, ironically enough, Arsenal.
Robert Lewandowski, Arjen Robben and David Alaba were also among the goals, but it was Thiago Alcantara who received most of the plaudits thanks to his ability to seemingly carve the visitors apart at will.
Here, Sports Mole runs the rule over both sides to see how each played fared across the 90 minutes.
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BAYERN MUNICH
Goal
Manuel Neuer: The sign of a world-class goalkeeper? Acting as though your whole life has just collapsed around you when conceding a rather needless consolation. Had just one other save to make when denying Cazorla earlier in the half. (6/10)
Defence
Philipp Lahm: One of the key aspects of Bayern's victory was the way they overloaded down the flanks, best epitomised by the second goal which Lahm played a major part in. (7/10)
Jerome Boateng: Hard to remember the centre-back actually having to do much of anything before being replaced just moments before Arsenal struck for their only goal. (7/10)
Javi Martinez: Attempted 79 passes out from the back, completing 75 of them at a rate of 94%. Also strong in the tackle when required, which admittedly was not too often across the 90 minutes. (7/10)
David Alaba: Makes the transition from full-back into a central midfield position with such ease, capitalising on Cazorla's failure to clear by smashing home a superb third prior to the interval. (8/10)
Midfield
Douglas Costa: Created two chances and bagged one assist, with his burst of acceleration allowing Muller to put the icing on the cake late on. Four shots of his own and an 89% pass-completion rate is not too shabby, either. (8/10)
Thiago Alcantara: Will be disappointed not to have got his name on the scoresheet, but this was a man-of-the-match showing from the former Barcelona ace. Tasked with keeping the high tempo ticking over, while also getting the ball rolling with his delicate chipped pass for the opener. (9/10)
Xabi Alonso: A lot of the deep-lying midfielder's work goes under the radar, of course, not least his 110 successful passes to maintain momentum. Yet it was his fluffed corner kick in the first half that will live longer in the memory once the dust settles on this heavy win. (7/10)
Thomas Muller: Another successful evening for the German, whose impressive season continues. Two more goals to his growing collection this evening, popping up in the right place at the right time yet again for the first, before beautifully slotting past Cech for his second. (8/10)
Kingsley Coman: A phenomenal talent, who Bayern will undoubtedly take up the option to buy from Juventus next summer. Certainly still room for improvement, particularly cutting out any silly errors that pop into his game, but he destroyed Debuchy at times at the Allianz Arena. (8/10)
Attack
Robert Lewandowski: The in-form striker, who had not actually scored in two outings prior to tonight but still has 19 goals in 17 games, became the Champions League's joint-second leading scorer behind Cristiano Ronaldo with his latest European double. (8/10)
Substitutes
Arjen Robben: Introduced at a point when Arsenal's defenders were ever tiring, the former Chelsea winger found a way through just 38 seconds after entering the field. A fine impact, but really should have scored a second towards the end. (8/10)
Medhi Benatia: Introduced in place of Boateng with 20 minutes remaining for just his third appearance of an injury-hit season. (6/10)
Arturo Vidal: Tasked with shoring up the midfield when Arsenal were enjoying their best spell, which he successfully managed to do. (7/10)
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ARSENAL
Goal
Petr Cech: Not since October 2011 has Cech been on the receiving end of five goals, but did well to keep out the eight other attempts on goal. (6/10)
Defence
Mathieu Debuchy: A real horror night for the full-back, who has not been helped by a lack of first-team football. Came out second best in his personal dual with Costa, yet he did prevent his side conceding another when timing a last-gasp challenge on Robben to perfection. (4/10)
Per Mertesacker: A difficult night for the German back in his homeland. The loss of Laurent Koscielny no doubt made life extra tough, with his main task simply trying to ride out a wave of constant pressure. (5/10)
Gabriel Paulista: His attempt to step out of defence to catch Lewandowski offside ended in a calamitous manner, setting the tone for the remainder of the evening. (5/10)
Nacho Monreal: Could not handle the threat posed by Costa and Lahm down his side, which is not that surprising really. The Spaniard has looked impressive so far this term, though, and will no doubt bounce back against Spurs at the weekend. (6/10)
Midfield
Joel Campbell: Injuries to some stellar names meant that Campbell retained his place in the side on the right of a three-man attacking midfield. At least that was supposed to be his position, if not for the constant tracking back that he had to do which made his night really difficult right from the off. (5/10)
Francis Coquelin: His pull-back for Cazorla really should have resulted in a second Arsenal goal, but the Spaniard miscued his kick. Coquelin was making his Charlton Athletic debut 12 months ago today, so tonight marks quite some turnaround. (5/10)
Santi Cazorla: Caught out for Alaba's long-range drive, while also missing a great chance from five yards out. The miss was never going to prove all that costly, of course, but he was taken off soon after due to his overall lack of impact. (5/10)
Mesut Ozil: One of the only Arsenal players able to take some sort of pride on a night to forget, completing four take-ons and ending with a pass-success rate of 94%. His cheeky attempt at drawing Arsenal level was spotted by the officials, though, as he used his arm to convert at the front post. (6/10)
Alexis Sanchez: Another of Arsenal's big-name players who struggled to get into the game. Had limited impact across the 90 minutes, with just the one shot to his name. (5/10)
Attack
Olivier Giroud: Scored in three of his four games against Bayern now, adding to last week's goal with a fine acrobatic finish in Bavaria this evening. Held the ball up well for Arsenal and also provided a few decent crosses. (7/10)
Substitutes
Kieran Gibbs: Replaced Campbell 20 minutes from time as Arsene Wenger looked to tighten up in wide positions. Worked to an extent, but Bayern soon found their groove again late on to wrap things up. (6/10)
Alex Iwobi: A special moment for the youngster, who was introduced late on for his Champions League debut. (6/10)
Calum Chambers: Another Arsenal player brought on in the closing stages to seemingly disrupt the Bayern flow and keep key players injury-free - in this case Cazorla who left the field with three minutes to go. (6/10)
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