Paris: Arsenal exited the Champions League on Tuesday despite winning their Champions League last 16 second leg clash 2-0 in Monaco but losing on the away goals rule after the tie finished 3-3 on aggregate.


Monaco's players celebrate at the end of the UEFA Champions League football match Monaco vs Arsenal in Monaco. Pic/AFP 

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 in front of a for once packed stadium which included celebrities such as U2 frontman Bono. The other game went right down to the wire but saw last season's finalists Atletico Madrid scrape through 3-2 on penalties over German side Bayer Leverkusen -- Stefan Kiessling missing the penalty to settle the encounter.