Current and former Arsenal stars have hailed Serge Gnabry after the Bayern Munich ace trolled Chelsea in wake of Tuesday's Champions League win.
The Bundesliga champions beat Frank Lampard's Blues 3-0 at Stamford Bridge, putting Bayern in complete control of the Round of 16 tie ahead of the second leg in Germany on March 18.
Former Gunner Gnabry netted a second-half brace against the 2011/12 Champions League winners, with Robert Lewandowski rounding off the scoring with his customary goal 15 minutes before full time.
The comfortable away victory leaves Chelsea with the mammoth task of beating Bayern by three goals in Munich next month to at least force extra time and keep their dwindling hopes of advancing to the quarter-finals alive.
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The Blues will have to do so without defender Marcos Alonso and midfield ace Jorginho however, with respective red and yellow cards ensuring the pair will be suspended for the second leg.
It was a tough evening for Chelsea, who will now likely have to focus on a top four Premier League finish to book their spot in next year's premier European competition.
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Although Blues fans were left disappointed by the defeat, supporters of London rivals Arsenal were pleased to see former star Gnabry on the scoresheet in London once more, having bagged four at Tottenham earlier in the campaign.
And the Germany international took to Twitter after the match to troll Chelsea and make a nod to his former club.
On Instagram , the 24-year-old posted an image of his celebrations alongside the caption: "London still red.. #FCB"
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The picture has racked up more than 310,000 likes in the 12 hours since it was posted, and has brought a multitude of positive comments from Arsenal stars past and present.
In the comments, Gunners right back Hector Bellerin wrote" "HAHA I LOVE YOU".
While Jack Wilshere, who left the Gunners for West Ham in 2018 after a 17-year stint at the club, added: "Stopppp it."
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"Back again," wrote Lyon star Jeff Reine-Adelaide, who left Arsenal for Angers permanently in 2018.
Switzerland international Johan Djourou, who made 86 appearances for Arsenal over a 10-year period commented a series of heart and fire emojis, while current Gunner Calum Chambers opted for a laughing face and celebrating hands.
Liverpool ace Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also added a number of fire emojis under the post, having left the Emirates Stadium for Anfield in 2017.
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Chelsea now have 21 days to prepare for the second leg at the Allianz Arena, where an unlikely comeback would allow Chelsea to record their best run in the Champions League since 2013/14, when they were beaten 3-1 by Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals.
Arsenal, on the other hand, face Olympiacos in the Europa League on Thursday, having beaten the Greek outfit 1-0 in Athens in the first leg.
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