It has been an annus horribilis for British clubs in Europe . Ten clubs from north and south of the border began their European campaigns last year , with dreams of Berlin and Warsaw . But before Easter , all have seen them shattered . Here 's how . Europa League qualifier : Motherwell 2-3 Stjarnan ( agg 4-5 ) - July 24 , 2014 . Motherwell 's European campaign ended before it began with an extra-time defeat in Iceland . Stuart McCall 's men led the first-leg tie 2-0 but were pegged back at Fir Park , and Atli Johannsson 's 113th-minute goal won it for the minnows . Josh Law netted for Motherwell but their European dream was over way back in July at Fir Park . Europa League third qualifying round : Aberdeen 2-3 Real Sociedad ( agg 2-5 ) - August 7 , 2014 . After seeing off Daugava Riga and Groningen , Derek McInnes ' side lost 2-0 in Spain but were on the brink of a famous victory . Leading 2-1 with less than five minutes to go , Xabi Prieto 's penalty and Markel Bergara 's late winner stunned Pittodrie . Jonathan Hayes holds off Ruben Pardo but Aberdeen crashed out of the Europa League to Real Sociedad . Motherwell 's Craig Reid ( left ) and Aberdeen 's Mark Reynolds show the pain of defeat . Europa League qualifier : Hull 2-2 KSC Lokeren - August 28 , 2014 . They had waited 110 years for continental competition in Hull , but after two ties Steve Bruce 's Europa League dream was over before the Europa League group stage had even begun . The Tigers managed a 2-1 second leg victory at the KC Stadium , but the 1-0 defeat a week earlier meant early exile . Hull City fancied their chances against Lokeren but had Yannick Sagbo as they exited early . Europa League last 32 : Celtic lose 3-4 Inter Milan - February 26 , 2015 . Ronny Deila 's side produced a memorable first leg performance against Inter Milan , but conceded three away goals in doing so . A late Fredy Guarin strike at the San Siro sent 10-man Celtic out of Europe . Celtic would have struggled even more against Inter Milan had it not been for goalkeeper Craig Gordon . Hull 's Maynor Figueroa ( left ) and Celtic 's James Forrest look dejected after their respective losses . Europa League last 32 : Liverpool lose 5-4 on penalties to Besiktas – February 26 , 2015 . Liverpool started their campaign in the Champions League , but looked ordinary against Besiktas in the Europa League round of 32 second leg . Tolgay Arslan 's effort sent to tie into extra-time before Dejan Lovren missed the crucial penalty to condem the Red to defeat in Istanbul . Dejan Lovren missed the crucial penalty to send Besiktas through . Europa League last 32 : Fiorentina 3-1 Tottenham – February 26 , 2015 . The Spurs faithful had just started to dream of a Europa League and Capital One Cup double when goals from Mario Gomez and Mohamed Salah put paid to another English exit . Kyle Walker shows his pain after being eliminated in Florence . Champions League last 16 : Chelsea 2-2 PSG – March 11 , 2015 . Chelsea were the first team in Champions League history to exit the Champions League without actually losing a game . Jose Mourinho 's defensive tactics backfired hugely against an extremely talented PSG side , who fought to a 2-2 draw after 120 minutes at Stamford Bridge . Diego Costa ( left ) and Kurt Zouma look bemused as 10-man PSG staged a remarkable fightback . David Luiz - back at Stamford Bridge - scored as Chelsea failed to beat 10-man Paris St-Germain . Champions League last 16 : Arsenal 3-3 Monaco ( out on away goals ) – March 17 , 2015 . The Gunners had it all to do after a shock 3-1 defeat against Monaco at the Emirates . It proved too big a task as goals from Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey left Arsenal one goal shy of a place in the Champions League quarter-finals . Mesut Ozil ( right ) ca n't bare to watch after the final whistle in Monaco . Champions League last 16 : Manchester City 1-3 Barcelona – March 18 , 2015 . The pressure was well and truly on City and Manuel Pellegrini after being outplayed by Barcelona at the Etihad in the first leg . Things did n't get any better at the Nou Camp as a superb performance from Joe Hart was the only thing stopping an onslaught from Lionel Messi and Co. Sergio Aguero missed a penalty as Manchester City were dumped out of Europe by Barcelona . Europa League last 16 : Everton 4-6 Dynamo Kiev – March 19 , 2015 . And so , it was left to Roberto Martinez 's Everton side to pick up the pieces and fly the flag for English football in Europe . After a 2-1 first leg victory against Dynamo Kiev at Goodison Park , Everton were the narrow favourites to go through to the Europa League last eight and give English fans something to sing for . Unfortunately for the Toffees faithful , Everton continued the embarrassing trend of crashing out of Europe by succumbing to a 5-2 defeat in the Ukraine giving Dynamo a deserved 6-4 aggregate success . Roberto Martinez 's Everton were an embarrassment in defeat away at Dynamo Kiev on Thursday . Aguero ( left ) and Romelu Lukaku look crestfallen after Man City and Everton crashed out of Europe .
Ten British teams were involved in European competition March 18 , 2015 . Some , like Chelsea , had hopes of competing until the business end . Others , such as Aberdeen and Motherwell , attempted to progress through qualifying rounds . But all have been eliminated before the quarter-final stage .