What’s Hot and What’s Not from this week’s European fixtures

NOT – Arsene Wenger and Arsenal

Arsenal were in a great positon at half time against Bayern, and many even speculated at the break that the Gunners could go on and win the game.

However, their second half showing was awful, with the loss of captain Laurent Koscielny appearing to impact them more than it should have done.

The Frenchman was hauled off after 49 minutes, and the hosts took full advantage of Arsenal backline’s distinct lack of leadership and organisation to net three times in ten minutes.

But for goalkeeper David Ospina, it could have been significantly worse for the Gunners, but the total capitulation in the second period was totally unacceptable, and one both the manager and the players have to take responsibility for.

Subsequently, Wenger’s future is now up in the air, with it plausible that his future in the job boils down to an FA Cup fifth round clash at non-league Sutton United on Monday.