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Per Mertesacker (Supplied)
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Monaco - Monaco were fortunate to reach the Champions League quarter-finals on away goals, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Tuesday after his team's 2-0 win at Louis II failed to overturn their first-leg defeat.

Monaco won 3-1 in London three weeks ago but were overwhelmed by a dominant Arsenal side in the return game, although Wenger was left to rue missed chances.

"We knew that it would be tough to score three goals but we did not seize our opportunities," Wenger told BeIN Sport.

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