Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits Bayern Munich were a class apart after their 3-1 Champions League last night.

Wenger had hit out at critics of him and his side on Monday following their FA Cup exit at home to Blackburn, but there was to be no redemption as the Germans were superior in every department.

"You have to give them credit for their class. In patches in the first half, it was a difference of quality in their display to ours," Wenger said.

"Bayern were fully confident and we paid for it.

"At 2-0 it became very difficult, but we put in a good battle in the second half.

"It looked like we might come back to 2-2, but unfortunately conceded another goal, which was a big blow.

"From that moment on, you could see we might concede one more because we didn't keep our structure."