There was a grace with which Bayern Munich went about their business at the Emirates on Tuesday night.

It appeared all too easy in the opening 50 minutes of their first leg tie against Arsenal, a tie that saw the Gunners all-but knocked out of the Champions League -baring a minor miracle in the Allianz Arena in two weeks time - a tie that finally has the English mainstream media believing that there is another team on the continent aside from Barcelona or Real Madrid.

Even during the opening eight minutes of the encounter, when Arsenal were spurred on by the adrenaline rush of the night and the energy of the crowd, Bayern still looked in control.  Toni Kroos’ goal after seven minutes, though, showed the frailties in the Gunners defence, while Thomas Muller’s strike just rubbed the salt into their defensive wounds.

There was just too much space for Bayern to operate in on the expansive surface at the Emirates, with a front four of Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott, Santi Cazorla and Lukas Podoski trying to press from the front. Their opponents, however, were able to manipulate the space given behind the initial wave of pressure as David Alaba and  Brazilian centre-back, Dante, moved the ball well out from the back.

Even a rare quiet evening from Frank Ribery failed to slow down the German machine, as Kroos, Muller and Mario Mandzukic linked almost flawlessly across the final third and pressed Arsenal’s back-four, who spent much of the evening retreating into it's 18-yard-box.

It was almost as if the visitors took their foot right off the gas after the interval and slowly ground to a halt, which was when Arsenal appeared to bounce back.

Wilshere was, as ever, vibrant in the middle of the park and drove Arsenal forward but Walcott and Mikel Arteta were still bland down the middle of the park.  The Arsenal number 14 in particular was once again unable to play the role of centre forward for the Gunners against top class opposition and struggled to carve out opportunities to test Neuer.

It may have been boredom for the German keeper that brought on the Arsenal goal, as Neuer failed to remember to reach out for an in swinging corner, allowing Podolski to tuck the ball home into an empty net.

The buzz from the goal,though, failed to rally the Gunners enough for them to pull themselves level and Bayern once again resumed control. A third was always on the cards and although the finish was lucky from Mandzukic, the cross and overlap from Phillip Lahm was magnificent as Bayern's strong play along the flanks once again caused problems for the Gunners.

The boos that rang out around the Emirates after the game was a little unjust from the Arsenal ‘faithful’. After witnessing the jeers and shouts from the majority of the fans that walked past the press box after their loss to Blackburn on the weekend, it was unsurprising that there were a number of boos after 90 minutes in mid-week. But Tuesday night’s performance didn’t lack guts or heart it lacked quality.

Bayern are just better. Much much better than an Arsenal side who lack a leader, both on the field and possibly off it. It’s an Arsenal side that haven’t spent the money on top quality, Champions League winning caliber, players and finally the fans have reached breaking point with their tolerance for fourth place acceptance.

Bayern, on the other hand, have built a squad to win, a squad to beat Barcelona, Real Madrid and anyone else who they’ll come across in Europe. 

Arsenal have apparently been put to bed – with everyone forgetting that this is the barmy world of football where anything can happen – and the next challenge is waiting for Jupp Heynckes’ side is yet unknown in Europe, but the Bayern machine is ready and able to roll over just about anyone in football.