Bayern Munich 3-2 Arsenal: Women’s Champions League – as it happened

7.57pm GMT Suzanne Wrack’s report is in, so I’ll wrap it up there. Cheers for joining! Related: Viggosdottir strikes late to cap Bayern comeback as Arsenal slump to WCL loss 7.52pm GMT As excellent as Arsenal were in the first half, I wonder just how much it took out of them; it was high-intensity work as they flooded the Bayern half. Their changes failed to renew that pressure. 7.50pm GMT Elsewhere, Mary Earps returns to Old Trafford. Related: Manchester United v Paris Saint-Germain: Women’s Champions League – live 7.40pm GMT A reminder then: Arsenal were 2-0 up at half-time, having dismantled Bayern with their high press. But the visitors completely lost their way in the second, backing off as Bayern turned the volume up with their substitutes: Alara Sehitler and Pernille Harder both came off the bench to fire in. Klara Bühl, brilliant on the left, then racked up her third assist, with Glodis Perla Viggosdottir slotting in the winner. The hosts went more direct in the second 45 and it worked a treat. 7.36pm GMT FULL-TIME: Bayern Munich 3-2 Arsenal That’s some comeback. 7.36pm GMT 90+3 min: Smith beats two red shirts before firing in a low shot from the right; Grohs parries but, unlike the first half, there’s no Arsenal shirt to capitalise. 7.34pm GMT 90+2 min: Stanway dispossesses Caldentey in midfield before launching ambitiously from a fair distance. It’s well wide. 7.33pm GMT 90 min: The subs have worked a treat for Bayern. Three minutes are added on. 7.32pm GMT 89 min: Game of two halves and all; this has been a remarkable match. Updated at 8.02pm GMT 7.31pm GMT The move begins with a corner, the ball finding Bühl out on the left. She’s the architect once again as she whips in a cross and the captain, Viggosdottir, sticks her right boot out to guide the ball in. It’s a cracking finish. Bühl has a hat-trick of assists! 7.29pm GMT GOAL! Bayern Munich 3-2 Arsenal (Viggosdottir 86) Oh my days. Updated at 7.38pm GMT 7.27pm GMT 84 min: Arsenal have thrown this away after that brilliant first-half. Mead is off; Olivia Smith is on. 7.26pm GMT Bühl is the creator once again out on the left, pinging a pass into the middle; the onrushing Harder takes an excellent first touch, the ball bobbling up. She’s inside the D as she puts her left foot through it, the ball dipping late to drop into the top right corner. Van Domselaar doesn’t bother moving. Updated at 8.03pm GMT 7.23pm GMT GOAL! Bayern Munich 2-2 Arsenal (Harder 80) That’s a stunning equaliser by Pernille Harder! Updated at 7.28pm GMT 7.22pm GMT 79 min: Catley pinged a lovely ball down the left channel before Bayern’s goal; she tries it again but overhits. 7.21pm GMT 78 min: Arsenal’s Maanum gives the ball away cheaply with a wayward pass … but so does Bayern’s Stanway not long after. 7.20pm GMT 77 min: Cooney-Cross carries Arsenal forward as they enjoy a spell of low-tension possession. 7.18pm GMT 75 min: McCabe and Pelova are off; Hinds and Cooney-Cross are on for Arsenal. 7.18pm GMT 74 min: Pelova pulls the shirt of the turning Tanikawa in midfield, another sign that Arsenal are losing their way. 7.16pm GMT 73 min: Harder has space out on the right and plays a teasing cross … but Van Domselaar collects. 7.15pm GMT 71 min: Tanikawa launches a low, stinging shot that nearly catches out Van Domselaar, who deals with it, although a touch awkwardly. Bayern are buzzing forward now. Updated at 7.15pm GMT 7.13pm GMT 70 min: Arsenal have really stepped off in this half, perhaps just a natural response after the shift they put in during the first. 7.12pm GMT It’s an excellent counter from Bayern, with Bühl dancing down the left. She lays it across goal for the sub Alara, who thunders forward into space and very calmly slots it low past Van Domselaar. Updated at 7.15pm GMT 7.10pm GMT GOAL! Bayern Munich 1-2 Arsenal (Alara 67) Game on! Updated at 7.14pm GMT 7.08pm GMT 64 min: The game has entered a brief lull; Arsenal’s press has relented a touch but Bayern aren’t taking advantage of it. 7.05pm GMT 62 min: Schüller and Dallmann are off, with Alara and Caruso on for Bayern. Harder is on, too, actually, replacing Damnjanovic. 7.04pm GMT 61 min: Kelly whips in a very decent ball out from the right and is unfortunate it doesn’t lead to a proper chance. 7.02pm GMT 59 min: It’s Arsenal who make the first subs: Kelly and Maanum are in, with Blackstenius and Foord off. 7.01pm GMT 58 min: Caldentey dribbles through midfield to get Arsenal moving and building down the left; they’re faced with a wall of red shirts on the edge of the area. Mead’s low cross from the right doesn’t bring any danger. 6.58pm GMT 55 min: Russo is very much on the hunt; she forces Grohs to make a fine save to her left after a piledriver from range. 6.57pm GMT 54 min: Foord tries to find McCabe on the overlap, but the former doesn’t put enough power on the ball. 6.56pm GMT 53 min: Arsenal work it nicely from left to right, the move ending with Russo swinging her foot from just outside the area; she miscues, a lack of power helping Grohs collect. 6.54pm GMT 50 min: It’s now Arsenal who are camped in their own half as Stanway dinks a lovely ball out to the right, with Gwinn whipping in a cross. The visitors must resist now; a hyped-up Dallmann takes down Mead on the edge of the Bayern area. Updated at 7.01pm GMT 6.52pm GMT 49 min: Bayern have a free-kick from the right, whipped into the area nicely by Bühl … but it’s cleared away. Nonetheless, Bayern look a little more alive this half. 6.51pm GMT 47 min: Bayern go long and it leads to a chance … Schüller’s shot is blocked but the flag is up. 6.48pm GMT 46 min: And we’re back. Arsenal kick-off after gathering for a huddle. Both sides are unchanged … 6.39pm GMT The gameplan has been delivered with no hiccups: Arsenal have pressed high and not allowed Bayern any flow, with the hosts dominating possession but simply too slow when moving it. Mariona Caldentey has been a key part of that press and she walloped in that second goal, too. The interplay between Beth Mead, Stina Blackstenius and Alessia Russo has been delightful. 6.33pm GMT HALF-TIME: Bayern Munich 0-2 Arsenal There’s no added time. Arsenal have looked the part as the defending European champions. 6.30pm GMT 44 min: Fox, Mead and Caldentey combine delightfully to set up a cross from the right: Mead delivers but Bayern escape. 6.29pm GMT 42 min: Caldentey has been marvellous tonight. She’s hassled constantly when Arsenal have been off the ball. The goal was pretty tidy, too. 6.26pm GMT 40 min: Tanikawa wins the ball in midfield … but here’s Bayern’s problem again: rather than ping it forward, she turns back towards her goal and the hosts must build once again from the back. They need to be a little more direct here. 6.25pm GMT 39 min: The ball pings through Bayern’s midfield before Foord, cutting in from the left, shoots wide. 6.24pm GMT 38 min: Bayern break away from Arsenal’s high press … but they’re still a touch too slow at moving it around and are forced to retreat to their centre-backs. 6.22pm GMT 36 min: Fox and Mead play a nice one-two on the right before Caldentey dinks a hopeful ball into the area. 6.20pm GMT 34 min: Schüller makes a key header to deny Russo from glancing in at the far post for Arsenal’s third. 6.19pm GMT 32 min: Magical from Caldentey, turning inside-out to break away from Bayern’s pressure in midfield. That leads to a decent spell on the ball for Arsenal and a free-kick after Damnjanovic fouls. 6.16pm GMT 29 min: Russo tracks back to intercept and build another move for Arsenal; Mead, on the right, is also thundering back to stifle Bayern. 6.14pm GMT 28 min: Arsenal just look a cut above here; when Bayern do punt the ball long, down their left wing, Fox cleans up. 6.12pm GMT Again, Bayern are left trapped at the back, losing the ball in their defensive third: Mead plays first-time to Blackstenius, who lays off for Caldentey. She shifts wonderfully on to her right before blasting the ball in from the edge of the 18-yard box. 6.10pm GMT GOAL! Bayern Munich 0-2 Arsenal (Caldentey 23) Moments after Blackstenius hits the bar, Caldentey adds to Bayern’s misery. Updated at 6.20pm GMT 6.09pm GMT 20 min: Better from the German side, with Bühl jinking away on the left before finding Schüller, who strikes from the D … the effort doesn’t cause Van Domselaar much bother. 6.06pm GMT 19 min: Damnjanovic has been Bayern’s brightest spark so far, and she wins a free-kick by the halfway line after some tidy hold-up play. 6.04pm GMT 18 min: Arsenal are enjoying Bayern’s aversion to going long from the back. 6.03pm GMT 17 min: Russo shows strength to hold off two players and keep the move going forward, finding Caldentey from range: she lets fly from around 25 yards, but it’s a comfortable grab for Grohs. Updated at 6.07pm GMT 6.02pm GMT 15 min: Here come Bayern, with Damnjanovic driving through the middle before trying to slip in Bühl to her left inside the 18-yard box … blue shirts get in the way. 6.00pm GMT 14 min: The game remains confined to Arsenal’s attacking third. 5.59pm GMT 13 min: One corner leads to another, and then another. Mead whips it to the front post, but it’s cleared all the way to Berlin. 5.58pm GMT 11 min: Arsenal excel with their press again, Mead high up on the right to disrupt her England teammate Stanway. It leads to a half-chance and an Arsenal corner … 5.56pm GMT 9 min: Caldentey rushes forward into the No 10 region as Arsenal work hard off the ball, with Bayern looking a touch lost as they try and wheel it around the back. Arsenal look organised and confident. 5.54pm GMT 8 min: Blackstenius leads the Arsenal press as the visitors keep Bayern trapped in their own half. 5.53pm GMT GOAL! Bayern Munich 0-1 Arsenal (Fox 5) The champions are quick off the mark. McCabe whips a cross from the left – it’s cleared away before Mead strikes from inside the area. It’s straight at Grohs, who makes the save but really should do better – she parries it, with Fox present to head the bouncing ball into the net. Updated at 6.09pm GMT 5.50pm GMT 4 min: Damnjanovic breaks down the left for Bayern on the counter, but Arsenal already look in decent control, wheeling the ball around tidily. 5.49pm GMT 3 min: Caldentey drives through the midfield for Arsenal, finding Russo, who is operating in the No 10 hole. 5.47pm GMT 1 min: Wubben-Moy blasts long into the right channel but the ball is shielded and out for a Bayern goalkick. 5.46pm GMT Peeeeeeep! Bayern rock their red-and-white number; Arsenal are in blue. The hosts get things going. 5.42pm GMT The players emerge from the tunnel; we’ll get going shortly. 5.38pm GMT Sophie Downey was at the NV Arena last night for a dominant Chelsea victory. Related: Sam Kerr marks first Chelsea start in nearly two years with double in rout of St Pölten 5.23pm GMT Suzanne Wrack reports on Arsenal’s ACL problem, with Katie Reid the latest to be sidelined by an injury that continues to trouble the women’s game. Related: Reid setback for Arsenal highlights mounting concern over ACL injuries 5.13pm GMT Arsenal are unchanged from their 1-1 draw with Chelsea, while Bayern make one switch from their last game: Pernille Harder, the star of this fixture last year, is on the bench. 5.00pm GMT The teams Bayern: Grohs, Gwinn, Viggosdottir, Ballisager, Kett, Tanikawa, Stanway, Dallmann, Damnjanovic, Bühl, Schüller Subs: Mahmutovic, Klink, Gilles, Eriksson, Alara, Naschenweng, Harder, Padilla-Bidas, Caruso, Simon, Zähringer Arsenal: Van Domselaar, Fox, Wubben-Moy, Catley, McCabe, Mead, Pelova, Caldentey, Foord, Russo, Blackstenius Subs: Borbe, Liddiard, Codina, Hinds, Nighswonger, Harwood, Cooney-Cross, Maanum, Kelly, Smith 4.50pm GMT Preamble To the Allianz we go. Arsenal’s results are on the up, three consecutive victories followed by Alessia Russo’s late equaliser against Chelsea on Saturday. Even if they weren’t at their best in Lisbon last month, they got the three points. Arsenal visited Bayern in last season’s Champions League, with Pernille Harder’s quickfire hat-trick delivering a 5-2 win for the hosts 13 months ago. But that kickstarted a glorious run, with Arsenal winning their remaining five group-stage games. They arrive in Munich this time round as European champions. Bayern enter this fixture unbeaten in the Frauen-Bundesliga this season but also with a 7-1 defeat by Barcelona. They’ll search for a statement win; Arsenal will look to parade their continental pedigree. Kick-off’s at 5.45pm GMT.