Everton manager Roberto Martinez insists it is no major surprise that English clubs have struggled in Europe this season because of the domestic demands of the Barclays Premier League . The Toffees were the country 's last hope on the continent before a 5-2 loss to Dynamo Kiev in Europe on Thursday night meant they followed Chelsea , Arsenal and Manchester City in crashing out at the last 16 stage . It meant that there were no English teams in Friday 's draw for either the Champions League or Europa League quarter-finals for the first time since 1995 , sparking a countrywide debate about the state of the domestic game . Everton boss Roberto Martinez has highlighted an extensive fixture list behind their Europa League exit . However , Martinez believes it is the competitive nature of the Premier League , coupled with a lack of a winter break , which is hampering clubs when they face fresher , less-tested teams in European competitions . ' I think there are aspects there that make it very , very difficult for an English club to have success in Europe , ' the Spaniard said . 'If you look at the top leagues in Europe most of those have got a little break in the winter . I 'm not saying that 's the difference but it can make a big difference in a squad that is playing domestically two cup competitions , when others are playing one cup competition . Everton 's Phil Jagielka , Tim Howard and Leighton Baines look dejected after Dynamo Kiev ran riot . Everton 's Ross Barkley and James McCarthy ( right ) look miserable during the painful defeat on Thursday . 'We need to understand that our league is the best in world football . And when I say the best it 's because if you are at 70 per cent in a game , you 're going to lose it . That 's how competitive it is . It does n't matter about position in the table and I do n't think the other leagues have that . 'The top teams that are normally involved in Europe can cruise through games and that makes it a lot easier to plan a group of fixtures in a two-to-three-week period . That is a big difference and that affects English clubs . 'It 's not by coincidence . Some of the clubs in the Champions League have been unfortunate , there have been small margins but those small margins could easily be the demands that you face domestically . It 's something that clearly has n't been working in our favour . ' Roberto Martinez and substitute Leon Osman remonstrate with the fourth official Christoph Bornhorst . Martinez 's men were ruthlessly eliminated in Kiev by a display of clinical attacking finishing as the hosts exposed their visitors ' defensive frailties . But while the manner of their exit was disappointing to Martinez , he took plenty of heart from a campaign which saw them beat Wolfsburg home and away and take four points off Lille in the group stage . 'It 's started a real thirst to be in that environment again , ' Martinez added . The scoreboard tells its own story as Everton were outclassed by Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine . 'For our younger players , it is the first time they 've been in Europe and the way we succeeded in many of those games , going away into different countries and being able to perform has been very important . ' I do feel that the players in the squad , myself , my staff and the football club as a whole will want more of it . It gives you a real desire to push ourselves to become a winning team and have that more often . 'We 're all disappointed from the result last night but to reach the quarter-finals of this competition is something we last did 30 years ago , that shows you the size of the achievement . ' Dynamo Kiev players celebrate during a rampant display which saw them ease into the quarter-finals .
Everton were dumped out of the Europa League on Thursday night . Dynamo Kiev defeated Everton 5-2 ( 6-4 on aggregate ) to progress . The Toffees are 14th in the Premier League , six points from the drop zone .