Arsenal fell agonizingly short of producing a ‘miracle in Monaco’ as goals from Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey were not enough to prevent...
Arsenal fell agonizingly short of producing a ‘miracle in Monaco’ as goals from Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey were not enough to prevent the Gunners from crashing out of the Champions League.
Monaco were second best at Stade Louis II but their 3-1 first leg victory at the Emirates Stadium was enough to see them through to the last eight on away goals.
The hosts started the brighter of the teams but couldn’t turn their possession into goalscoring chances, and after a dominant opening ten minutes it was all Arsenal as the Premier League side looked to spark a comeback.
Arsene Wenger’s men had a host of chances before Giroud eventually opened the scoring on 36 minutes with a precise angled strike to give his side hope.
They continued to pile forward after the break but were frustrated by the French side’s stubborn defence, and they had to wait until substitute Ramsey’s 79th minute thunderbolt for the Gunners to really dream.
Monaco had to dig in during a frantic finale and resulted to dirty play and brute force to keep the north London side at bay.
Arsenal maintained pressure on the hosts until the final whistle, but Monaco managed to hold on to seal their progression.
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