Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller, David Alaba and Arjen Robben got the goals as Bayern Munich thumped Arsenal 5-1 in the Champions League.
Bayern Munich dealt out an emphatic dose of revenge to Arsenal with a clinical 5-1 Champions League victory at the Allianz Arena.
The Premier League side ended Bayern's 12-match winning run in all competitions with a 2-0 Group F triumph at Emirates Stadium two weeks ago, but there appeared to be little prospect of a repeat when prolific striker Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring after 10 minutes.
Arsenal's Mesut Ozil had an effort ruled out for handball before Pep Guardiola's team established total dominance of the contest.
Thomas Muller doubled the lead and David Alaba scored a stunning long-range third to round off a first-half master-class.
Fullback Alaba turned provider for Arjen Robben in the 54th minute – the winger netting 37 seconds after coming on as a substitute to ensure there would be no way back for Arsenal, even allowing for Olivier Giroud's fine 69th-minute consolation. Muller added further gloss with his second of the game in the last minute.
With nine points from four matches, Bayern is on the verge of progressing to the knockout rounds. For Arsenal, it must defeat Dinamo Zagreb and then Olympiacos, with Bayern Munich also defeating the Greek side in the next matchday.
An Arsenal defense lacking injured duo Laurent Koscielny and Hector Bellerin was unpicked by typically measured Bayern build-up in the 10th minute.
Having shuffled numerous passes through the midfield, Thiago Alcantara lofted a pass over the top and the decision of Koscielny's replacement Gabriel to step out granted Lewandowski ample time and space to glance home his 18th Bayern goal of an amazing season.
Arsenal responded impressively and thought it had a quick equalizer through Ozil, although the Germany international was adjudged to have bundled home Nacho Monreal's cross with his arm and collected a booking for his troubles.
Despite being occasionally unsettled by its opponent's attacking threat, Bayern found Arsenal's remodeled back line to its liking and goalkeeper Petr Cech was called upon twice in quick succession to deny Kingsley Coman and Lewandowski.
A seemingly inevitable second arrived after 29 minutes – Muller forcing a shot beyond Cech via a deflection off Per Mertesacker after Coman mis-hit the initial effort from Philipp Lahm's deep cross.
A reflex stop from Cech stopped Muller from grabbing a second, but Arsenal could not reach halftime without further damage as Alaba bullied Santi Cazorla off the ball and curled a sumptuous strike into the top corner.
The sight of Coman making way for Robben suggested there would be no let-up for Arsenal and the Netherlands star peeled away from Gabriel to slam Alaba's cut-back into the roof of the net with his first touch.
On an increasingly rare Arsenal attack, Cazorla burst clear of the Bayern defense, but shot wastefully at Manuel Neuer.
Wenger's men had a goal back when Giroud displayed superb technique to chest down and convert Alexis Sanchez's cross on the turn – a seventh goal in as many matches for club and country.
Cazorla was then wasteful once again from close range before Bayern scored the fifth its brilliance deserved, with Costa surging forward on the break to tee up Muller for his second in the final minute.
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