AT FULL-TIME, many of the Arsenal players fell to the floor as the realisation hit home that their Champions League dream was over.
This was not a 5-1 thumping like the Gunners have experienced on their last two trips to the Allianz Arena, but it was just as painful.
In the end, it was Joshua Kimmich and not Harry Kane who downed them, and that only added to the hurt.
Arsenal kept Kane quiet but they switched off at a decisive moment as they were given a harsh lesson in what is required to go deep in the Champions League.
The big question for Arsenal now is whether their season is unravelling again.
After a 2-0 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday handed control in the title race to Manchester City, defeat last night leaves their campaign in danger of crumbling like it did last year.
Mikel Arteta must lift his players for a difficult away trip to Wolves on Saturday.
It is hard to escape the feeling that their season is on the line at Molineux.
A win will move them back to the top of the league, with Manchester City facing Chelsea in the FA Cup this weekend and reeling themselves after their hopes of a double-treble were ended by Real Madrid last night. But defeat would leave Arsenal's season in ruins ahead of two tough derbies next week, against Chelsea and Tottenham.
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