Dimitar Berbatov strikes as Arsenal faces Champions League exit

Bulgarian international Dimitar Berbatov now plays for AS Monaco and scored the second goal in the French side’s shock 3-1 win in the last 16, first leg tie Wednesday.

On a night of upsets, Hakan Calhanoglu’s sublime second half strike gave Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 home leg win over last season’s finalists Atletico Madrid.

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Spanish title holder Atletico also had Tiago sent off for a second yellow card late in the game and saw an equalizing effort from substitute Fernando Torres chalked off because it was ruled the ball had gone out of play before he scored.

“We are confident in our ability and we deserved to win,” Berbatov told Sky Sports. “We wanted to win more than them and were fighting all over the pitch,” added the 34-year-old veteran.

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Wenger admitted that his team face an uphill battle to reach the quarterfinals with the handicap of a two-goal deficit.

“The task is massive now, the third goal makes it even more difficult but we will have a go.”

CNN