Champions League Review: Arsenal humiliated; the champions are through

Lee Davy rounds up the night’s Champions League Round of 16 action including a humiliating exit for Arsenal, and a berth in the quarter-finals for the champions Real Madrid.

The one thing I won’t miss when Arsene Wenger leaves Arsenal at the end of the season – and he will leave – is his disgraceful bias during his post-match interviews.

After his side was tossed out of the Champions League in the Round of 16 like a rag doll for the seventh successive season 10-2 on aggregate, after another 5-1 defeat at home, Wenger blamed the officials, and produced a baffling statement:

“My team has produced a huge effort and played well.”