Four Premier League teams exited the Champions League during the round of 16 stage this week. Following the latest results, only two of the six English clubs originally in the competition have progressed to the quarter-finals. Manchester City and Arsenal remain the only English representatives in the tournament, according to Sky Sports.
Liverpool and Aston Villa were eliminated on Wednesday evening, while Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United exited the competition on Tuesday. Liverpool lost to Real Madrid, and Aston Villa suffered a defeat against Bayern Munich. These results follow Manchester United falling to Inter Milan and Tottenham Hotspur losing their tie against Atletico Madrid, per The Guardian.
European football experts noted that the high volume of English exits in a single 24-hour period is an unusual occurrence for the Premier League. The remaining English sides will enter the quarter-final draw scheduled for Friday. This outcome follows a season where English clubs had been considered favourites to dominate the latter stages of the competition, according to ESPN.
