article_snippet: But They lost to Monaco – arguably the worst side to make Monaco – through the group stage.
article_snippet: That's why the group've faced the European giants early and failed to make the quarter-finals.
article_snippet: And yet again, despite being in a group with two no-hopers – Galatasaray and Anderlecht, and a Borussia Dortmund side that spent the first half of the season hovering in and around the relegation zone in the Bundesliga – 
article_snippet: But being in a group with two no-hopers – Galatasaray and Anderlecht, and a Borussia Dortmund side that spent the first half of the season hovering in and around the relegation zone in the Bundesliga –  got that stroke of luck
article_snippet: everyone were paired with Monaco, a team defensively sound but offensively weak.
article_snippet: Monaco are effective, but they are a basic side.
article_snippet: they got into Champions League thanks to the quality of James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao (before James Rodriguez injury), but they have since lost those star players.