Arsenal have been knocked out of the Champions League despite beating Monaco 2-0 in their last-16, second-leg clash in Monaco.

The Gunners lost on the away goals rule after the tie finished 3-3 on aggregate.

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A first-half goal by Olivier Giroud and then Aaron Ramsey 11 minutes from time gave the Gunners hope but desperate defending by Monaco saw them hold on to reach the quarter-finals.

It was the second time in a week a French side had eliminated an English team

PSG knocked out Chelsea, also on away goals, last week.

The best team went through,” said Arsenal’s captain Per Mertesacker.

“Monaco deserved it because they played much better in the first leg.

“We played well today but it was a massive deficit, and it wasn’t enough tonight.

“We came here and tried absolutely everything, and when you look at the game we could have scored more than two.”

Manchester City will endeavour to save English football’s honour on Wednesday when they bid to overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg against Barcelona in the forbidding surroundings of the Camp Nou.

In Madrid, Atletico edged Leverkusen 3-2 on penalties, with veteran Stefan Kiessling missing the vital kick for the Germans.

Atletico won the match 1-0 to give a 1-1 aggregate.

Mario Suarez levelled the tie for Atletico by making it 1-0 in the 27th minute with a left-foot drive which took a wicked deflection off Leverkusen defender Omer Toprak.

Atletico reached the final last season only to lose agonisingly 4-1 to neighbours Real Madrid.