
For Arsenal, the equation is quite simple: Write a page of Champions League history or endure another early exit from Europe's top competition. No team has managed to progress after losing at home by more than two goals since the inception of the tournament in 1992, a feat that the Gunners are now forced to achieve when they travel to Monaco following a 3-1 loss at the Emirates in the first leg. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who coached Monaco for seven years, has led the Premier League side to this stage of the lucrative tournament 15 straight times but his players did not make it to the quarterfinals in the past four years. Despite the fact that that Monaco is arguably the best defensive team in Europe, with only 20 goals conceded in 28 games so far in the French league, Wenger remains confident he can overturn the deficit.
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