Lukas Podolski isn’t getting the amount of game time he would have expected when he joined Arsenal and isn’t playing in his favorite position either which has prompted a couple of European clubs to express an interest in the Germany international. Check out which clubs are sniffing around and read the rest of the gossip by visiting Paper Chase at FOX Soccer.
Bayern Munich underscored its Champions League title aspirations with a comfortable 3-1 win at the Emirates, all but sealing Arsenal’s fate and earning Bayern its first ever win in London.
Toni Kroos opened the scoring in the 7th minute with what would stand up as the goal of the game. Check out Thomas Muller’s fine cross to set up Kroos, who one-times it beautifully past Wojciech Szczęsny.
Muller scored one of his own in the 21st minute, making him the first ever German player with a goal and an assist in a UCL match in England. Lukas Podolski’s header briefly gave Arsenal hope in the second half, but then this happened:
Mark that one down as the oddest goal of the season!
Runner-up for today’s goal of the day has to go to Arsenal’s Lukas Podolski, though we’ll credit his partner up front, Olivier Giroud, with half of it. Absolutely beautiful give-and-go between these two, and the German finishes with one of his trademark volleys to make it 2-0 Arsenal.
Who needs RVP?
Former Arsenal legend Ray Parlour instructs new striker Lukas Podolski some handy-dandy London slang.
Considering English isn’t his first language, the German international does quite well.
You be the judge.
