AS Monaco FC are through to the quarter-finals for the first time since 2003/04 – but they were pushed all the way by an Arsenal FC side who came close to making history.
No team had ever recovered a 3-1 first-leg defeat at home in the UEFA Champions League but perhaps none have come closer than the Gunners. They took the game to their opponents’ feted back line throughout. Olivier Giroud pulled one back before the interval and Aaron Ramsey struck 11 minutes from time to leave them on the brink. They so nearly got over the line, a combination of Alexis Sánchez and Giroud meeting a cross at the far post that Danijel Subašić clawed wide.
Monaco avanzo a cuartos de final de Champions league por primera vez desde el 2003/04, pero sufriendo porque Arsenal estuvo cerca de hacer historia con la remontada…
Y es que ningun equipo se ha recuperado de un 1-3 en contra tras el partido de ida como llego Arsenal al principado…goles de Olivier Giroud a los 36 y Aaron Rampsey a los 79 pusieron el global 3-3, pero Monaco anoto 3 en calidad de visitante y eso le dio su paso a la siguiente ronda, dejando a los Ingleses dependiendo de lo que pueda hacer Manchester City frente a Barcelona, para no quedar sin representante en el grupo de los ultimos 8….