Wenger slams 'diver' Robben

Arsene Wenger was left with bitter regrets as Arsenal departed the Champions League, with the antics of Arjen Robben, refereeing decisions and a serious hamstring injury to Mesut Özil vying for prominence.

Arsenal drew 1-1 at Bayern Munich to go out 3-1 on aggregate and Wenger’s grievances, as he digested a fourth consecutive last-16 defeat, started with the decision to send off his goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny in the first leg for a foul inside the area on Robben.

Bayern missed the resulting penalty and they missed another one here in injury time, which was awarded for another foul on Robben, this time by the defender Laurent Koscielny. Robben had earlier been guilty of a blatant dive, with Santi Cazorla in attendance, and Wenger lashed out at the Holland winger.

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