Jardim: 'Arsenal win helped us past Spurs'

Monaco also claimed a win in London in February 2015, beating Arsenal 3-1 on its way to a round-of-16 success. Jardim revealed he used that to help his team to its latest victory as it moved top of its group.

The win was Monaco's sixth straight in all competitions, ahead of facing Rennes in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim used his side's victory over Arsenal two seasons ago to inspire them to its 2-1 success against Tottenham in the Champions League. First-half goals from Bernardo Silva and Thomas Lemar at Wembley inspired Monaco to victory on Wednesday. Toby Alderweireld pulled a goal back for Spurs on the stroke of half-time, but it suffered defeat in the Group E clash.

Monaco also claimed a win in London in February 2015, beating Arsenal 3-1 on its way to a round-of-16 success. Jardim revealed he used that to help his team to its latest victory as it moved top of its group. "We wanted to stop the transitions of our opponents, who are very strong in this area," he said, via UEFA.

"Mentally, we prepared ourselves by thinking about our victory at Arsenal [in 2014-15]." The win was Monaco's sixth straight in all competitions, ahead of facing Rennes in Ligue 1 on Saturday.