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As Thiago Alcantara’s shot deflected off Granit Xhaka and past goalkeeper David Ospina to put Bayern Munich 4-1 up against Arsenal, the visitors' heads went down, fingers were pointed at one another and coach Arsene Wenger sat to ponder another Champions League last-16 exit at the hands of Germany’s finest. Only, it wasn't over yet; the all-too-familiar humiliation not yet complete, with Thomas Muller adding a fifth Bavarian goal just before full-time.It was déjà vu all over again: the same scoreline as their November 2015 meeting at the same stadium, accompanied by the same Arsenal vulnerabilities and the same naivety that is seen at the same stage of the same tournament for the previous six seasons.