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Arsenal's German defender Per Mertesacker (L) vies with Monaco's Brazilian defender Fabinho during the UEFA Champions League football match Monaco vs Arsenal, on March 17, 2015 at Louis II stadium in Monaco. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE
Monaco rode their luck and survived an Arsenal onslaught to reach the Champions League quarter-finals on away goals after a 2-0 home defeat saw the tie finish 3-3 on aggregate on Tuesday.
Arsenal, looking to become the first team to overcome a two-goal home first-leg deficit in the Champions League, came agonisingly close to progressing after Olivier Giroud and substitute Aaron Ramsey scored in each half.
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