Arsenal crashed out of the Champions League at the last 16 stage for the seventh successive season after a 10-2 aggregate hammering by German champions Bayern Munich.

Arsene Wenger’s side were thumped 5-1 at the Allianz Arena in the first leg three weeks ago to leave them needing a miracle at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night to reach the quarter-finals, and they did take the lead through Theo Walcott’s 16th goal of the season.

However, following Laurent Koscielny’s red card eight minutes into the second half, the Gunners once again capitulated, with goals from Robert Lewandoswki, Arjen Robben, and Douglas Costa, as well as a brace from Arturo Vidal, condemning Wenger’s men to the heaviest defeat an English side has suffered in the competition.

Only Sporting Lisbon have suffered a heavier defeat in Europe’s elite competition (they lost 12-1 to Bayern back in 2009) than the Gunners, who looked on course to finally end their last 16 hoodoo when they won their group, beating French champions Paris Saint-Germain to top spot in Group A.

Yet, as soon as Wenger’s men were drawn to face Bayern, it looked like a seventh consecutive last 16 exit was on the horizon, and so it proved on Tuesday night.

Nonetheless, it hasn’t all been bad for the Gunners in Europe this term, so here is What’s Hot and What’s Not from their Champions League campaign…

NOT – Another last 16 exit

Another year, but the same old story for Wenger’s Arsenal, who have once again exited the Champions League at the last 16 stage.

Their 5-1 defeat to Bayern Munich on Tuesday night, coupled with a loss by the same scoreline at the Allianz Arena three weeks ago, means that the Gunners have been knocked out of the competition at this stage for the past seven seasons, dating back to their run to the quarter-finals in 2010.

Although they keep qualifying for Europe’s elite competition, they seems unable to get past the last 16, and this defeat was arguably the worst of the lot.

HOT – Won their group

It seems a while ago now, but some crumb of comfort for Arsenal fans from their Champions League campaign is that they did indeed win their group.

Wenger’s men won four and drew the other two of their six matches in Group A, with comfortable victories home and away over Basel and Ludogorets intertwined with draws against the other top side in the group, Paris Saint-Germain.

The Gunners showed resilience to come away from the French capital with a 1-1 draw back in September, and showed genuine quality in the home leg to almost get all three points but for an Alex Iwobi own goal 13 minutes from time.

It has been put to Arsenal for many years that they need to win their group to give themselves the best chance of progressing past the last 16 stage – they did that, although it’s not every season that a team like Bayern will finish runners-up.

NOT – Manner of Bayern loss

It wasn’t just the fact that Arsenal lost to Bayern Munich, they are a very good side after all, but it was the manner of the 10-2 defeat which has really riled Gunners fans.

Wenger’s men were in both games at half time, 1-1 at the Allianz Arena and 1-0 up at the Emirates on Tuesday, yet they completely capitulated in the second half, which on both occasions coincided with Laurent Koscielny’s departure from the pitch.

The Frenchman suffered an injury in the first leg with the Gunners level at 1-1, and they went on to lose 5-1, before the defender was sent off at the Emirates on Tuesday with Arsenal leading 1-0, only to go on and lose 5-1 again.

It was two embarrassing and ultimately unacceptable collapses from one of the top sides in England – losing against Bayern is no disgrace, but the manner of the two defeats were, and something Wenger has to address if he is to ever have success in the Champions League.

HOT – Goals galore

Arsenal finished their group stage campaign with 18 games from their six matches – only Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund scored more in their respective group matches.

Wenger’s men put six past FC Basel, a side several English clubs have come unstuck against in the past, as well as nine past Bulgarian outfit Ludogorets, and three past French champions Paris Saint-Germain, who currently lead Barcelona 4-0 in their last 16 encounter.

Clearly, Arsenal enjoyed the freedom of playing in Europe earlier in the campaign, with the likes of Mesut Ozil and Theo Walcott bagging four goals each, and they even carried an attacking threat in both legs against Bayern.

Once again, it wasn’t scoring the goals that was the issue for Wenger’s men in the Champions League, it was keeping them out against the best sides.