Arsenal ensured the unprecedented six English sides competing in this stage would not suffer a humiliating wipeout as they breezed past Bayer Leverkusen in their must-win second leg at the Emirates on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Stunning strikes from Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice proved the difference with Arsenal running out 3-1 winners on aggregate, setting up a tie with Sporting CP who recovered a three-goal first-leg deficit to win 5-0 on the night against Bodo\/Glimt, ending the Norwegian side\u2019s fairytale run.<\/p>\n
Manchester City and Chelsea endured harsher fortunes as both failed to stage what would have been a miraculous comeback on the night against two of Europe\u2019s biggest hitters.<\/p>\n
City, who spent much of the contest with 10 men, saw a stoppage-time Vincius Jr winner dent any semblance of pride they had left, with a 2-1 loss on the night taking the aggregate score to 5-1.<\/p>\n
Madrid will face Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals after the Bundesliga side thrashed Atalanta 10-2 on aggregate.<\/p>\n
Chelsea, meanwhile, were demolished by holders Paris Saint-Germain at Stamford Bridge, suffering another three-goal beating.<\/p>\n
Their progression means Liverpool, who came from behind to beat Galatasaray<\/a> in some style at Anfield, will get a shot at revenge against PSG, the team who knocked them out after topping the league phase last term.<\/p>\n In Wednesday\u2019s early kick-off, Newcastle put up a first-half fight in their second leg against five-time winners Barcelona, Anthony Elanga equalising twice in the opening half-hour, only to concede a Lamine Yamal penalty on the brink of half-time to enter the break trailing.<\/p>\n The floodgates then opened in the second-half as Barcelona scored four more<\/a> to take the tie well out of the Magpies\u2019 grasp, with Raphinha and Fermin Lopez adding to Robert Lewandowski\u2019s brace to rout Newcastle 7-2.<\/p>\n