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Wenger slams Arsenal defending after Bayern rout

Arsenal's defense was "not at the races" and unrecognizable in the opinion of manager Arsene Wenger after the 5-1 loss to Bayern.

Arsene Wenger offered a scathing assessment of Arsenal's defending in the club's humbling 5-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

The Premier League team bounced back from Group F defeats to Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiacos to secure a rousing 2-0 victory over Bayern at Emirates Stadium two weeks ago – a result that was emphatically avenged by the Bundesliga champion.

Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the 10th minute and, after Mesut Ozil had a goal disallowed for handball, Thomas Muller made it 2-0 before the half-hour mark.