Champions League exposes Premier League limits as English clubs exit early

The Champions League’s last-16 stage delivered an unusually stark reckoning for the Premier League, with only Arsenal and Liverpool advancing from the six English clubs that reached the knockout rounds.

For the first time all six Premier League sides competing in Europe’s top competition had made the last 16, with five of them finishing inside the top eight of the league phase, but the English dominance proved short-lived.

Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle United and Tottenham...