They will begin mentioning this event in pocket diaries before long. February festival days. Shrove Tuesday. Valentine's Day. Arsenal out of the Champions League day.
Well, as good as. Since 2010, Arsenal have exited this competition every year at the first knockout stage and while this tie is not technically over, it is going to take a Herculean, Tom Brady-style comeback for Arsene Wenger's men to progress now.
Bayern Munich's fifth was the killer, meaning Arsenal need to win the return leg 4-0 or score six to progress in normal time if the Germans get so much as one on the break.