England boss Roy Hodgson was asked for his thoughts on the elimination of English clubs in the Champions League. "No doubt the Premier League and the top clubs won't want to lose the fourth Champions League place, but it is a fact of life that if you want four places then you have to get the points to keep that status.
"No English team in the last eight is not endemic - that this time we have teams going out is just one of those things.
"Man City came across a top class Barcelona side, Arsenal played well in the second leg but weren't able to turn tie around after a poor performance in the first leg, the Chelsea and PSG games were incredibly tight and no one would have been surprised if Chelsea went through.
"So I think there will be other times when our teams go through and we will say we're lucky.
"The Premier League is a great league and we have great players - that doesn't give you the right to win matches against teams from other countries."
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