Arsenal Beats Bayern 3-1 in Champions League

Arsenal secured a 3-1 victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday, with new signing Noni Madueke scoring the winning goal in his second appearance since returning from injury. The 23-year-old England international, who joined from Chelsea in July for a fee of up to 52 million pounds, tucked away a cross from teammate Riccardo Calafiori in the 69th minute to put the Premier League leaders ahead at the Emirates Stadium. Jurrien Timber had opened the scoring for Arsenal, before Bayern's Lennart Karl equalized, and Gabriel Martinelli added a third goal after capitalizing on a mistake by Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

The win maintained Arsenal's perfect record in this season's Champions League, earning them 15 points and top spot in the standings after Inter Milan's loss elsewhere. It also marked Bayern's first defeat across all competitions this term. Madueke, sidelined for over two months with a knee injury, had made a late substitute appearance in Arsenal's 4-1 north London derby triumph over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday before coming off the bench again against Bayern to replace the injured Leandro Trossard.

"It's a perfect night," Madueke said in an...