And then there were two... six English teams qualified for the knock out stages but only two progressed. Newcastle, Spurs, Man City and Chelsea conceded 28 goals between them, so what went wrong?
Chelsea's troubles are not just on the pitch they are off it to, with a hefty fine from the Premier League, but will fans of teams like Everton and Nottingham Forest wonder why it wasn't a points deduction?
Spurs found reasons to be cheerful in defeat as did Liverpool putting in one of their best displays of the season.
Martin Samuel can't see many teams better than Arsenal and could see them winning all four, with a bit of luck along the way.
Gregor Robertson is joined by Martin Samuel and Pete Rutzler
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