London: Veteran striker Dimitar Berbatov demonstrated his enduring quality by inspiring Monaco to a 3-1 victory over Arsenal on Wednesday, priming the principality team for a place in the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in 11 years.
The 34-year-old former Tottenham and Fulham player finished off a rapid counterattack in the 53rd minute by a cool finish on an impressive night for the lowest ranked team in the round of 16.
Monaco's opener in the first leg owed much to good fortune in the 38th, with Geoffrey Kondogbia's deflected strike wrong-footing goalkeeper David Ospina.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's curling strike in stoppage time briefly gave Arsenal hope going into the second leg, but sloppy defending ensured Monaco had time to restore its two-goal cushion through Yannick Carrasco.
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