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Former Spurs striker Dimitar
Berbatov rolled back the years to score as Monaco pulled off atremendous 3-1 victory over Arsenal in their
Champions League last 16 first leg match on Wednesday.The
34-year-old -- who played for Tottenham from 2006-08 -- struck the French
side'ssecond goal as the visitors made it an exceptionally unhappy reunion for
former coach Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
It meant that none of the three
English sides left in the opposition have won their first leg games Chelsea
having been held 1-1 by defending French champions Paris Saint Germain last
week.
The Gunners -- who had not approved
a goal in three preceding visits from French sides in the competition -- face a
huge challenge when they travel to Monaco next month if they are to accomplish
the last eight for the first time since 2010.
Wenger, who exhausted seven seasons
at Monaco before going to Japan, said his side had lost their heads.
"The heart took over the head
and that doesn't work. psychologically we were not sharp enough to get into the
game and we compensated for it," said Wenger.
His Monaco equivalent Leonardo
Jardim, who fashioned a festive run down the touchline to rival that of his
Portuguese national Jose Mourinho when Porto knocked out Manchester United at
Old Trafford in the last 16 in 2004, said it was a extraordinary night for his
team.
"Nobody really deliberation
this result was promising but we achieved it," said Jardim, whose
achievement is even greater as he lost the star duo of James Rodriguez and
Radamel Falcao when they left for Real Madrid and Manchester United
correspondingly before the season started.
For Berbatov, a much-maligned
figure at times during his spell in England with Spurs and Manchester United,
it was an particularly happy moment.
"We are good, a good team and
we required to win more than them and were were hostility all over the pitch
and we scored more goals," said the Bulgarian.
Monaco attached Bayern Munich and
Manchester United in putting three past Arsenal in the competition's history.
Former Spurs striker Dimitar
Berbatov rolled back the years to score as Monaco pulled off atremendous 3-1 victory over Arsenal in their
Champions League last 16 first leg match on Wednesday.The
34-year-old -- who played for Tottenham from 2006-08 -- struck the French
side'ssecond goal as the visitors made it an exceptionally unhappy reunion for
former coach Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
It meant that none of the three
English sides left in the opposition have won their first leg games Chelsea
having been held 1-1 by defending French champions Paris Saint Germain last
week.
The Gunners -- who had not approved
a goal in three preceding visits from French sides in the competition -- face a
huge challenge when they travel to Monaco next month if they are to accomplish
the last eight for the first time since 2010.
Wenger, who exhausted seven seasons
at Monaco before going to Japan, said his side had lost their heads.
"The heart took over the head
and that doesn't work. psychologically we were not sharp enough to get into the
game and we compensated for it," said Wenger.
His Monaco equivalent Leonardo
Jardim, who fashioned a festive run down the touchline to rival that of his
Portuguese national Jose Mourinho when Porto knocked out Manchester United at
Old Trafford in the last 16 in 2004, said it was a extraordinary night for his
team.
"Nobody really deliberation
this result was promising but we achieved it," said Jardim, whose
achievement is even greater as he lost the star duo of James Rodriguez and
Radamel Falcao when they left for Real Madrid and Manchester United
correspondingly before the season started.
For Berbatov, a much-maligned
figure at times during his spell in England with Spurs and Manchester United,
it was an particularly happy moment.
"We are good, a good team and
we required to win more than them and were were hostility all over the pitch
and we scored more goals," said the Bulgarian.
Monaco attached Bayern Munich and
Manchester United in putting three past Arsenal in the competition's history.
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