The purported dominance of the English Premier League teams in UEFA Champions League have been dashed with just two teams; Arsenal and Liverpool progressing to the quarter-finals.

Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham were all eliminated on on Tuesday and Wednesday, the first time four sides from a single nation have gone out at the same stage.

All the teams suffered heavy defeats across their respective Round Of 16 matches.

Real Madrid and Paris comfortably saw off English opponents Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal battled past Leverkusen and Sporting CP mounted a memorable comeback against Bodø/Glimt as the first four teams through to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals were confirmed.

Los Blancos knocked the Cityzens out of the competition for the third campaign running following Vinícius Júnior’s double.

The hosts attempted to overturn the first-leg deficit from the off, but it was the Brazilian international who struck first, coolly converting his spot kick after a Bernardo Silva handball, for which the City captain was dismissed.

Overall the four sides conceded 28 goals, suggesting it was a humbling experience for Premier League clubs this year in Europe.

While specific issues can be offered for each team, it still begs the question: what went wrong for the English sides in Europe?