English giants sunk as Barca, Monaco advance to quarters

Players of Juventus celebrate after their Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match against Borussia Dortmund in Dortmund, March 18, 2015. [Photo/Agencies]

Arsenal would have been delighted to draw Monaco in the last 16 but imploded in a 3-1 defeat in the first leg in London, a spirited 2-0 victory in the Principality proving insufficient to stop the Ligue 1 team advancing on away goals.

At least Chelsea and Arsenal survived the group stage.

Liverpool, Premier League runners-up behind Manchester City last season, failed to get to the knockout stages, finishing third in a group behind Real Madrid and Swiss champions Basel.

All of which left Everton as the only English side left in European competition this season.

They take a 2-1 lead to Dynamo Kiev in the second leg of their Europa League last-16 clash on Thursday.

But however far Roberto Martinez's team go in the second-tier competition, it has been a chastening season for the Premier League abroad.