UEFA Champions League

AS Monaco vs Arsenal, 2014-15 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - MON win on away goals
AS Monaco
    FT
    0 - 2
    2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - MON win on away goals
    Arsenal
    • 36': Olivier Giroud
    • 79': Aaron Ramsey

    Arsenal beat Monaco but crash out of Champions League on away goals

    Arsenal won 2-0 in Monaco in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 clash but couldn't recover from defeat at the Emirates three weeks ago, going out on away goals after drawing 3-3 on aggregate.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Foul by Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco).
    • 1': Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Offside, Monaco. Nabil Dirar tries a through ball, but Dimitar Berbatov is caught offside.
    • 3': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitar Berbatov.
    • 5': Offside, Arsenal. Francis Coquelin tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco).
    • 6': Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Arsenal).
    • 8': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín with a cross.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a cross.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 23': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Monaco).
    • 23': Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Offside, Arsenal. Per Mertesacker tries a through ball, but Laurent Koscielny is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
    • 24': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Foul by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
    • 29': Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
    • 29': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Welbeck with a through ball.
    • 36': Goal! Monaco 0, Arsenal 1. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 38': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Aymen Abdennour.
    • 41': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
    • 41': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) has gone down, but that's a dive.
    • 42': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
    • 44': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Arsenal).
    • 44': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Arsenal 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Monaco 0, Arsenal 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Arsenal 1.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 47': Foul by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
    • 47': Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
    • 47': Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jérémy Toulalan.
    • 52': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco).
    • 52': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 53': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Danijel Subasic.
    • 56': Offside, Monaco. Geoffrey Kondogbia tries a through ball, but Nabil Dirar is caught offside.
    • 56': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
    • 58': Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Substitution, Monaco. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco replaces Anthony Martial.
    • 60': Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
    • 61': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
    • 61': Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Substitution, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey replaces Francis Coquelin.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 64': Foul by Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco).
    • 64': Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
    • 70': Substitution, Monaco. Bernardo Silva replaces Dimitar Berbatov.
    • 71': Foul by Wallace (Monaco).
    • 71': Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Substitution, Arsenal. Theo Walcott replaces Danny Welbeck.
    • 73': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal).
    • 74': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco).
    • 74': Theo Walcott (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Offside, Monaco. Nabil Dirar tries a through ball, but Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco is caught offside.
    • 75': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
    • 76': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wallace.
    • 79': Theo Walcott (Arsenal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nacho Monreal.
    • 79': Goal! Monaco 0, Arsenal 2. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 80': Foul by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco).
    • 80': Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
    • 82': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Gibbs replaces Nacho Monreal.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Cazorla.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
    • 83': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wallace.
    • 86': Substitution, Monaco. Elderson Echiéjilé replaces Nabil Dirar.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
    • 90'+5': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Theo Walcott (Arsenal).
    • 90'+5': Offside, Monaco. Bernardo Silva tries a through ball, but Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Monaco 0, Arsenal 2.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 7
    0 Saves 0
    70 Possession 29
    30 SHOTS 5
    14 ON GOAL 1
    0.5 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Stade Louis-II
    Location: Monaco, France
    Attendance: 17,263

    Line-Ups

    MON AS Monaco (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Danijel Subasic (GK)
    5 Aymen Abdennour
    13 Wallace
    3 Layvin Kurzawa
    2 Fabinho
    22 Geoffrey Kondogbia Yellow Card
    28 Jérémy Toulalan
    23 Anthony Martial
    7 Nabil Dirar
    9 Dimitar Berbatov
    8 João Moutinho
    AS Monaco Substitutes:
    Ricardo Carvalho, Almamy Touré, Matheus Carvalho, Bernardo Silva, Yannick Carrasco, Maarten Stekelenburg, Elderson Echiéjilé.

    ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 David Ospina (GK)
    6 Laurent Koscielny
    4 Per Mertesacker
    18 Nacho Monreal
    39 Héctor Bellerín
    11 Mesut Özil
    19 Santi Cazorla
    34 Francis Coquelin
    12 Olivier Giroud
    23 Danny Welbeck
    17 Alexis Sánchez Yellow Card
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Kieran Gibbs, Wojciech Szczesny, Theo Walcott, Gabriel Paulista, Aaron Ramsey, Mathieu Flamini, Calum Chambers.

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