Arsene Wenger has insisted there is no European crisis for English clubs despite a second year out of three with no representatives in the last eight of the Champions League – but he does believe it is time to change the away-goals rule . Arsenal and Chelsea both crashed out of the competition on away goals in the first knockout stage , beaten by Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain respectively . Wenger , however , has long championed a change to the rule . Arsenal crashed out of the Champions League on away goals despite beating Monaco on Tuesday . Monaco scored three away goals at the Emirates which proved to be the difference in the tie . If at the end of two-legged tie the score is level , the team that has scored the most goals away from home is declared the winner . For example , Monaco beat Arsenal 3-1 away from home before losing 2-0 in Monte Carlo . With the score tied at 3-3 , Monaco progressed courtesy of having scored on more goal on their travels . 'That 's a rule that 's outdated now and should be changed , ' the Arsenal boss said . 'It should count maybe after extra-time . It was created in the 1960s to get teams to attack away from home . 'Since then football has changed and the weight of the away goals is too big today . Maybe count it after extra-time like in the League Cup in England . ' I think the quality of Premier League is high and physical demands are extreme but I 'm not in the mood to analyse too much what 's wrong with English football . I do n't think there 's a lot wrong . ' Wenger must pick up his players ahead of Saturday 's game at Newcastle as the battle for a top-four finish in the Premier League continues . He added : 'The mood is down and we are disappointed . The tie lasted 180 minutes and we were not cautious enough in the first 90 . We know why we went out , it 's down to a dreadful defensive performance in the first leg . Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wants the away-goals rule changed in European competition . Manchester City were the third English club to be knocked out at the last-16 stage after they lost to Barcelona . 'We must focus on next targets and we have to continue to improve . We are better today than four months ago . 'Let 's keep that attitude . There 's a fantastic spirit and great quality . Let 's rectify what we did n't do well in first game and continue to improve . 'We 've won 13 of the last 15 and that 's down to quality and improvement . We are not in a transfer period . Ninety-five per cent of the players will still be here next season and what is important is their attitude and improvement . We are in the semi-finals of the FA Cup , and in a strong fight in the Premier League . We can do that straight away on Saturday . 'We 're on a good run . We won the game in Monaco . We 're frustrated and disappointed to go out but that 's down to our home performance especially on the defensive front . We were a bit unlucky as well . If you look at shots on target by Monaco in the two games they 've been quite efficient . '
Arsenal and Chelsea crashed out of the Champions League on away goals . Barcelona lost to Manchester City to complete an English clean sweep . Arsene Wenger wants the away-goals rule changed . But the Arsenal boss denied English clubs are in crisis . READ : Champions League quarter-finals guide .