Arsenal froze and lost in the Champions League on a brass-monkeys night in Bavaria. Their season took a deep chill after all of its promise.

Josh Kimmich’s powerful goal was enough to send Harry Kane and his Bayern Munich teammates to the semi-finals instead of Mikel Arteta’s team.

After losing at home to Aston Villa on Sunday, the Gunners lost the lead in a very close Premier League title race. Four days later, they were dealt an even bigger blow.

Even though Arteta has changed the club a lot in the last few years, this was the “same old Arsenal.” 

Bayern had already eliminated the club five times in the last six Champions League seasons. 

In this case, Arsenal was sure of the ball but didn’t get deep enough. 

They didn’t get a clear chance to score until a last-ditch effort in the dying minutes.   

Now there will be stronger calls for a real center forward to be brought in over the summer, since this team doesn’t need much else.

Arsenal came up just short against good teams again, just like they did against Villa. 

It wasn’t a choke; it was a good performance from a group of players who were playing in the Champions League together for the first time.

And this is a competition that needs skill and knowledge. A lot of the time, clubs have to wait a few years before they even get to a final, let alone win Old Big Ears.  

Arsenal played in green, and they are green at the highest level in Europe.

For England captain Kane and his former Tottenham teammate Eric Dier, this kept their dreams of winning a trophy alive in their first season with Bayern alive. It also gave the rivals of their old club a welcome kick in the nuts. 

But it didn’t make Tottenham’s hopes of making it to the Champions League next year better. 

Germany and England have been competing for a fifth spot in a competition that will be changed next season. The Germans now have a clear lead, which means Spurs will have to finish fourth to make it. 

But Bayern did deserve to win. They had a better chance to win last week’s 2-2 draw at the Emirates, and they had two chances before Kimmich scored the winner. 

Kane was quiet because William Saliba had a tight grip on him, but he can still hope to play in the Wembley final on June 1. 

It’s so easy for this Arsenal team to beat weaker teams in the Premier League. 

For them to beat the best, though, they need a stronger attack. In close, dangerous fights like this, they need a predator to kill the other side. 

Arsenal lost 5-1 the last two times they came here, and many fans still have nightmares about this scary spaceship that is paid for by an insurance company.

But that wasn’t the Arsenal of Arsene Wenger’s later years; that was a weak Arsenal.

The Gooners in the nosebleed seats were making a lot of noise. They were well-rested from the last cold Alpine winter storms by drinking a lot of beer.

In fact, Bayern was under even more pressure than Arsenal. 

Even though Arteta’s team is still in the running for the Premier League title, Bayern lost the Bundesliga title to Bayer Leverkusen over the weekend and were facing the unthinkable: a season without a prize. 

A remake is going to happen after Thomas Tuchel takes over this summer. 

Arteta put Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli back in the forward line, but neither really showed their teeth. On the right, Bukayo Saka was frustrating and, in the end, irritated. 

As soon as the game started, the Allianz was a sensory overload. They had to play through a foul pyrotechnic fog while Bavarian chants and drumming hit them in the ears. 

It was a quiet, polite, and low-tempo game, and Arsenal wasn’t upset.

Leroy Sane would sometimes get past Tomiyasu, and in the middle of the first half, Bayern had some luck on the left side when Raphael Guerriero darted through and fed fullback Noussair Mazraoui, who took a shot that went just wide of the goal.

Soon, David Raya blocked a shot from Jamal Musiala, but Arsenal quickly tested Bayern’s goalie, Manuel Neuer, who stopped a Martin Odegaard effort that was deflected and a Martinelli shot.

When Arsenal pressed Bayern and grabbed their legs as they tried to play out from the back, they had some success. But when they got the ball, they could never get it to the right place. 

Following the break, Bayern were right on Arsenal’s tail, hitting the post twice.

Leon Goretzka’s header hit the post first, and then Guerriero’s shot hit the same post after being blocked by Ben White. 

They sent a strong message to Arsenal, but they didn’t listen. On 63 minutes, the Germans took the lead. 

A cross from the right was blocked by Raya, and then Guerrero sent one in from the left. Fullback Kimmich got past Martinelli to score with a stooping shot. 

Arsenal almost gave up another goal after giving up two in a row in the home match and then again against Villa. 

Guerriero, who was really dangerous, cut back low, but Sane missed his shot by a long way when he should have won the game. 

During extra time, Arsenal pushed, but it never looked like they would score.