Arsenal 1-3 Monaco – Dimitar Berbatov scored on his return to north London as Monaco stunned Arsenal in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 tie.
Geoffrey Kondogbia’s deflected 25-yard strike gave Monaco the lead before ex-Spurs striker Berbatov finished off a counter-attack from 12 yards.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain curled in from 18 yards late on, giving Arsenal hope.
But Yannick Ferreira Carrasco netted in added time to put Monaco in charge ahead of the second leg on 17 March.
MATCH FACTS
Arsenal: Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Coquelin (Oxlade-Chamberlain 68), Cazorla (Rosicky 82), Sanchez, Ozil, Welbeck, Giroud (Walcott 60). Subs not used: Szczesny, Gabriel, Monreal, Chambers.
Goal: Oxlade-Chamberlain (90+1)
Booked: Coquelin, Bellerin, Ozil
Monaco: Subasic, Toure, Wallace Santos, Abdennour, Echiejile, Dirar (Kurzawa 82), Kondogbia, Fabinho, Joao Moutinho, Martial (Bernardo Silva 84), Berbatov (Carrasco 76). Subs not used: Stekelenburg, Matheus Carvalho, Alain Traore, Diallo.
Goals: Kondogbia 38, Berbatov 53, Carrasco (90+4)
Booked: Echiejile, Moutinho
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
