For the second year in a row, Arsenal have gone out of the Champions League in the round of 16 against Bayern Munich, and a spirited second leg performance wasn't enough to make up for the two -
goal first leg defeat.
The Old Lady had over-turned a three
goal first leg defeat but Ronaldo broke Italian hearts in injury time to send the holders through.
Not exact matches
Second scenario is we suffer crushing
defeat first leg and we win second
leg with impressive footbal, but still out on
goal difference (as usual) Third scenario we trash them both
legs and than bottle it in the final.
Despite drawing the second
leg 0 - 0 in front of their own fans, Monaco dropped out thanks to a 1 - 0
defeat in the
first leg, the
goal coming when Arturo Vidal scored from the penalty spot in Turin.
BoyleSports made Barcelona as short as 1 - 1,000 to make the semi-finals ahead of their trip to Rome but the Italian outfit became only the third team in Champions League history to overturn a
first -
leg defeat of three
goals or more.
Bartomeu: «I am sorry for Barça fans» FC Barcelona FC Barcelona fell to a 3 - 0
defeat in the second
leg of their Champions League quarter - final against AS Roma to be eliminated from the competition on away
goals thanks to the Italians»
goal in the 4 - 1
defeat in the
first leg at Camp Nou.
With Arsene Wenger watching from the touchline, the Hammers centre - back was at fault for both Arsenal
goals in a 2 - 1
defeat, thoughtlessly sticking out a
leg to bring down Santi Cazorla for a
first - half penalty before allowing Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain's cross to fire through his
legs for Danny Welbeck to tap in.
Liverpool host Southampton on Wednesday night, as they search to overturn a one
goal deficit after a 1 - 0
defeat in the
first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final.
Their only
defeats was on Play off
first leg match against Zilina by 3 - 2
goals.
Diego Simeone's side, Atletico Madrid in the
first leg of the Copa del Rey last - 16 clash at Vicente Calderon with
goals of Raul Garcia and Jose Gimenez inflicted Los Blancos» third
defeat in a row.
His wasteful display in Arsenal's 3 - 1
defeat in the
first leg of their Champions League round - of - 16 tie against Monaco got plenty of attention, coming as it did shortly after he said the club did not need to sign a big - name
goal scorer.
A
first leg 3 - 2
defeat against Mauricio Pochettino's Espanyol gave them every chance of progression to the semi finals thanks to the 2 away
goals they scored at Cornellà - El Prat, a feat that the mighty Barca couldn't achieve when dropping two points there in a League visit just a couple of week before.
They have never previously lost 4 - 2 away in the
first leg, but on the four occasions that the margin of
defeat has been by two
goals, they have prevailed only once, recovering to win 3 - 0 at home against Sporting CP in the third round of the 1993/94 UEFA Cup — they went on to finish as runners - up in the competition.
Newcastle United picked up a 3 - 1
defeat against Benfica on the
first leg of their Europa League campaign on Thursday, but the Magpies manager Alan Pardew remains optimistic with his team's chance in advancing into the next stage especially since they managed to score an away
goal.
Chelsea suffered a
defeat in the
first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash with PSG on Tuesday, but they managed to score what could prove a crucial away
goal in the process.
Llandudno, trailing 5 - 0 from their
first leg against IFK Goteborg, salvaged some respectability as Danny Hughes netted a consolation
goal in a 2 - 1 second -
leg defeat.