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Arsenal survived the fallout against Porto to reach their first Champions League quarter-final in 14 years on a dramatic night in the Emirates.
Leandro Trossard’s first-half goal wiped out Porto’s first-leg lead, but Arsenal were frustrated by their conflicting games and were taken to extra time after a moment disallowed to Martin Odegaard.
There would be no winner in stoppage time: Odegaard and Kai Havertz converted Arsenal’s first two penalties, before David Raya made a fine save to push Wendell’s shot against the post.
Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice scored, before Raya stopped Galeno to send Arsenal into their first quarter-final since 2010.
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Arsenal face Porto at Emirates losing 1-0 after first leg
The Gunners have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League since 2010
Arsenal line-up: David Raya back in goal with Kai Havertz leading the way
GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Porto (Trossard min, 1-1 total)
Half-time: Arsenal 1-0 Porto (1-1 on aggregate)
Goal disallowed! Arsenal 1-0 Porto (1-1 on aggregate)
Full-time: Arsenal 1-0 Porto (1-1 on aggregate)
Full-time: Arsenal 1-0 Porto (1-1 on aggregate)
Arsenal win in penalty shootout thanks to David Raya’s heroism
Arsenal FC five – 2 FC Porto
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 23:05 , Lawrence Ostlere
David Raya is doing everything he can to keep Arsenal going. They used every drop of strength demanded by Mikel Arteta to beat Porto with a single kick and reach their first Champions League quarter-final since 2010. the first Champions League penalty shootout since the 2015-16 final, in which Raya was so decisive. He made a brilliant save from Galen and some other lucky saves from Wendell, the moment was quite tough and allowed Arsenal to go through.
Read Miguel Delaney’s full report from the Emirates Stadium:
David Raya does everything he can to end Arsenal’s long wait in the Champions League
00:30, Jamie Braidwood
Bring your energy, bring your noise and do your best in penalties too, please, David Raya. It was the Arsenal goalkeeper’s exploits, rather than the intuition and electric energy of his attacking play, that kept Mikel Arteta’s look here. Porto got frustrated and succeeded. A wonderful and definitive action by Pepe dragged Porto into extra time and a penalty shootout. But Arsenal survived. In the balance of the game, it is the team that probably has a chance of winning the Champions League that has achieved it, but Arsenal will have to be much better, and above all smarter, if they need to be suitors.
Arsenal were lucky: now the classes have to be informed of Porto’s exhibition at the time of play
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 23:12 , Lawrence Ostlere
Barcelona reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in four years after a thrilling 3-1 home win over Napoli in the second leg of the round of 16 that gave them a deserved 4-2 aggregate victory.
Robert Lewandowski seals Barcelona’s Champions League win over Napoli
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:56 , Lawrence Ostlere
“It all came down to consequences and I’m on it. We’ve been working a lot on the aftermath this year because on nights like this we have to be at the top level of our game, and that’s difficult with the goalkeeping coach. It has paid off.
Of his two very important saves from the penalty spot, he said: “I saved three!
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:51 , Lawrence Ostlere
It all erupts in the midline with a small fight between the two teams of players. Mikel Arteta runs to keep some of his players out of trouble.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:49 , Lawrence Ostlere
Another brilliant jump to his left and Raya makes a wonderful save!Arsenal have qualified for the quarter-finals!
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Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:48 , Lawrence Ostlere
Rice is heading home and Porto will have to score the next. . .
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Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:48 , Lawrence Ostlere
Almost brilliant save from Raya, who jumps and puts his finger on the penalty, but this one can’t save you.
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Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:47 , Lawrence Ostlere
Bukayo Saka shot from the left of the net.
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Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:46 , Lawrence Ostlere
Raya dives in and makes a brilliant save with his fingertip to push Wendell’s penalty against the post!A huge moment.
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Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:45 , Lawrence Ostlere
Havertz calmly stroked the stuttering technique. A massive roar rises around the Emirates.
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Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:44 , Lawrence Ostlere
Sent home despite the boos, Raya is on his way.
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Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:43 , Lawrence Ostlere
Martin Odegaard scores! Shot to the left of the goal. He celebrates it with passion.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:43 , Lawrence Ostlere
Let’s go then! Martin Odegaard wins or draws and Arsenal will play first, shooting at their own fans. Odegaard took the first penalty himself. . .
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:42 , Lawrence Ostlere
The away goals rule made the fallout rare in the Champions League:
The referee scores the 120th, in the first penalty shootout in the Champions League since the 2016 final.
– Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) March 12, 2024
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:37 , Lawrence Ostlere
The whistle blows and it’s time for the penalty shootout. Drama.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:36 , Lawrence Ostlere
118min: Declan Rice tries to get Ben White to defend Porto, but it’s only a passing touch and he heads towards Costa. Arsenal are running out of time and ideas.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:34 , Lawrence Ostlere
116 min: Havertz limps with what looks like a cramp and may continue to limp. It’s been a long night.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:31 , Lawrence Ostlere
114 min: Gabriel Jesus slides over Gonçalo Borges on the halfway line and is fouled. It seemed a bit harsh and the Emirates were furious. Arteta, in reserve, held back.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:28 , Lawrence Ostlere
112 min: Pepe celebrates an interception as if he had scored the winning goal. He’s excited.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:27 , Lawrence Ostlere
110min: Arsenal’s sharp football, with Nketiah firing an adorable shot with his back to Saka in the box, but Porto beat the winger and survived Arsenal’s wave of pressure.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:25 , Lawrence Ostlere
109 min: Porto takes the lead and wins a corner. Wendell takes it, but the ball is recovered by David Raya.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:24 , Lawrence Ostlere
107 min: Eddie Nketiah and Oleksandr Zinchenko, Leandro Trossard and Jakub Kiwior.
Arsenal circulated the ball to break through.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:22 , Lawrence Ostlere
We’re coming back.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:19 , Lawrence Ostlere
The whistle blows and there are 15 minutes to go, after a quick move on the touchline.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:18 , Lawrence Ostlere
102min: Havertz pushes Porto coach Sergio Conceicao after they collided on the touchline and, incredibly, is unreserved. Clément Turpin doesn’t like to use his cards.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:15 , Lawrence Ostlere
100 min: Porto make two changes: Gonçalo Borges and Stephen Eustaquio, Francisco Conceicao and Nico González.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:14 , Lawrence Ostlere
98min: Arsenal are pressing a lot, if perhaps too much, and some of their connections in the final third really fit. This is partly due to a bit of fatigue, perhaps, and partly to some anxiety in the stadium and in the tone.
Tuesday March 12, 2024 10:11 p. m. , Lawrence Ostlere
96 min: Excellent save from the 73-year-old Pepe, who crosses Gabriel Jesus and takes the ball out of play. Porto are about to make a double substitution, it seems.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:09 , Lawrence Ostlere
94 min: Porto clear their lines and Arsenal come back. At the moment, it seems that Porto are satisfied with taking advantage of the opportunity with a penalty shootout.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:07 , Lawrence Ostlere
93 min: Arsenal win a free-kick in a position on the right from which Odegaard can cross. . .
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 22:04 , Lawrence Ostlere
So let’s get started. Can either team win in the next 30 minutes or does this draw go to penalties?
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:58 , Lawrence Ostlere
The second half is over and we still have 30 minutes left of this tense Champions League match that starts shortly.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:57 , Lawrence Ostlere
90 four min: It’s a sad sight: Alan Varela is carried on a stretcher after apparently suffering some kind of muscle injury.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:54 , Lawrence Ostlere
90 2 min: Odegaard goes down in the box under pressure from Pepe, but there hasn’t been much touch and referee Turpin is unfazed.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:52 , Lawrence Ostlere
90 minutes: Arsenal do their best to score the winning goal, but they are running out of time to score one before full-time. Three minutes to add. Extensions are coming.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:48 , Lawrence Ostlere
88 min: Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi replaces Evanilson for Porto.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 9:47 PM , Lawrence Ostlere
86 min: Odegaard tries to pass a ball to Jesus, but it is deflected for a corner: Arsenal’s seventh of the night.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:46 , Lawrence Ostlere
84 mins: Another chance for Arsenal! Saka made a purposeful effort and made a save to the edge of the box where Odegaard tried to shoot into the half-empty net for the first time, but could not take advantage of the tricky opportunity and bounced wide.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:44 , Lawrence Ostlere
83 min: Jesus almost scores with the first touch! He pounced on a loose ball in the box and fired a shot on goal with the first shot, but Costa came out and blocked with his legs.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 9:43 PM , Lawrence Ostlere
82 min: Jesus enters the fray, replacing Jorginho. Arsenal will do it: Havertz drops in midfield and Rice takes on the goalkeeper role again.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 9:42 PM , Lawrence Ostlere
80 min: Gabriel Jesus prepares to enter.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:41 , Lawrence Ostlere
78 mins: Jorginho is the last player to commit a foul in midfield. There were many, and referee Clément Turpin answered most of the fouls correctly, but he still received a lot of criticism from players, coaches and fans. the way.
My complaint with Turpin is that he may have shown yellow cards earlier in the game and tried to put an end to some of the small fouls that interrupted the game.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:38 , Lawrence Ostlere
75 minutes: Now either coach is in the e-book: Sergio Conceicao is furious with a resolution and the stadium gets very tense on all sides.
Tuesday March 12, 2024 9:34 p. m. , Lawrence Ostlere
72 mins: Arsenal win a free kick on the left side. Odegaard played it to Trossard, who whipped in a cross, but Saliba’s header from about 8 yards deflected off the target under pressure from Porto’s defenders.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 9:31 PM , Lawrence Ostlere
69 min: A great chance for Porto! They launch a counter-attack and oppose Arsenal’s defence 3-on-3. Conceicao opted to shoot rather than pass, and his low dart went past Raya, but Kiwior reacted just before Evanilson to clear the loose ball.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 9:30 p. m. , Lawrence Ostlere
67min: Mikel Arteta is reserved after this incident after complaining furiously.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:29 , Lawrence Ostlere
66 min: So, Is This a Mistake? Martin Odegaard scored an open goal, but Kai Havertz thought he had brought down Pepe in the chaos that followed.
The replay shows that Havertz grabbed Pepe’s blouse and the goal didn’t stand.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:26 , Lawrence Ostlere
63 mins: Arsenal are on the attack. Odegaard tries to slide Ben White, the pass is cut off and the home side shoot.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 9:21 PM , Lawrence Ostlere
60 min: It’s been an hour and we all agree in general terms. Arsenal will be quite pleased with how they have fared so far tonight and are now the favourites. But Porto still pose a risk when they step forward and protect fiercely.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 9:20 PM , Lawrence Ostlere
58 mins: Rice leans into the corner, almost all of which has gone under the crossbar to control Costa, which the Arsenal manager obviously doesn’t like. That’s the way it is, but Costa and his defense have risen to the challenge so far, and the goalkeeper obviously hits that shot.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 9:18 PM , Lawrence Ostlere
55 mins: Arsenal have a corner. Rice whips him from the left and is well cleared through Otavio. Rice tries again and this time Pepe leaves. A moment later, Havertz crossed from the right but Rice’s shot was blocked.
Good pressure, that of Arsenal, equalized by Porto’s defense.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 9:15 PM , Lawrence Ostlere
53 min: Francisco Conceicao cuts Trossard’s back near the halfway line and the Emirates are furious. I don’t know how it’s not a reserve, but it’s not.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:11 , Lawrence Ostlere
50 min: This time, Conceicao is robbed by Kiwior, a defender. Arsenal have yet to find their rhythm in this half.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:09 , Lawrence Ostlere
47 min: Great dribbling by Francisco Conceicao, who enters from the right flank towards the box. His cross bounced off an Arsenal defender and Evanilson was still unable to attempt a bicycle kick, which went wide of the goal.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:06 , Lawrence Ostlere
Martin Odegaard started the second half with a pass to goalkeeper David Raya, who threw the ball into the field.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 21:05 , Lawrence Ostlere
In tonight’s match, Napoli scored a goal after losing 2-0 and remains tied.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:59 , Lawrence Ostlere
Leandro Trossard wouldn’t have been in the squad tonight if Gabriel Martinelli had been fit, but he is and took his chance with a penetrating finish.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:49 , Lawrence Ostlere
Clément Turpin blows the whistle and half-time arrives. Trossard’s goal gave Arsenal some deserved credit on the night, and overall everything went very well.
Tuesday March 12, 2024 8:48 PM, Lawrence Ostlere
45 min: A short break in the game as Eduardo Pepe receives treatment for a knock. It’s only planned to be an extra minute, that means there may be a few more.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:46 , Lawrence Ostlere
43min: Remember that there are no away goals in the round of 16 of the Champions League, so a Porto goal probably doesn’t mean that Arsenal suddenly need two more, as they once did.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:43 , Lawrence Ostlere
There he is! Brilliant from Martin Odegaard, who moved to the edge of the box to rotate two Porto defenders, then picked up a better pass from right-back Joao Mario for Leandro Trossard to recover in the box. Trossard still wants to shoot blank, but that’s precisely what he does, drilling the ball into the far corner.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:39 , Lawrence Ostlere
37min: The first booking of the game goes to Saliba, who brings down Galeno when the Porto winger would otherwise have rushed towards the Arsenal side to launch a promising counter-attack.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:36 , Lawrence Ostlere
34 mins: Porto suffer the new wave of pressure from Arsenal and there is a small pause in the match that suits the visitors.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:33 , Lawrence Ostlere
31 min: Saka takes another blow, this time from Nico Gonzalez, and the Arsenal fans cry out for a yellow card that doesn’t come. Odegaard takes a free kick that goalkeeper Costa unconvincingly clears and Arsenal win another corner. They’re ratcheting up the pressure.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:31 , Lawrence Ostlere
29 min: Rice takes a corner from the left that almost buries Saliba’s forehead, but the whistle blows and Porto manages to clear their lines.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:29 , Lawrence Ostlere
26 min: Magical feet on the left flank through Trossard, who moves away from his player and enters the box. He dug up a cross that breached Declan Rice’s head, but Rice was unable to direct it towards the goal due to pressure from Pepe. Rice walks away with a grip on his nose, after taking a hit from the 41-year-old defender, but he’s fine.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:24 , Lawrence Ostlere
In tonight’s match, Barcelona advances and has one foot in the quarterfinals.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:23 , Lawrence Ostlere
21 min: Good save by Raya, denying Evanilson who had turned and shot at goal from the area. That’s a points playing field.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:20 , Lawrence Ostlere
18 min: Rice takes a loose shot down the right and discovers Gabriel in space, but the defender deflects the ball away from goal. The replay shows that Arsenal’s attacking players, adding Gabriel, were offside anyway.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:16 , Lawrence Ostlere
15 mins: Rice makes one of the typical runs through midfield, carrying the ball down the left side of the box, but his cross is tamed and cleared. Trossard then tries and his delivery is much more menacing and discovers Saka, but the winger directs the ball away from the goal instead of towards him.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:15 , Lawrence Ostlere
13 min: Excellent save from Bukayo Saka, who dribbles down the right touchline and then prevents Wendell from dribbling inside. He enters and takes a low shot that is finished off by goalkeeper Costa.
A moment later, Arsenal came back and Odegaard won a corner. Saka made a clever move from Trossard’s set-piece, then set up Odegaard in the box, but his shot went into the back of the net.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:13 , Lawrence Ostlere
11 min: Rice tries to win the ball back for Porto but is a bit clumsy and concedes a foul.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:11 , Lawrence Ostlere
9 mins: Arsenal now move forward, having spent most of those early exchanges chasing the ball.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:08 , Lawrence Ostlere
6min: Porto are enjoying some positive minutes at Arsenal and have controlled themselves to calm the home crowd a bit.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:05 , Lawrence Ostlere
3 min: A few disjointed errors on both sides made it a very small start. Arsenal eventually moved with Saka running down the middle into the box until he beat left-back Wendell. The ball was returned to them and referee Clement Turpin is satisfied that the game continues.
The ball fell to Trossard on the left, who crossed for Ben White, and his header floated into the roof of the net.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 20:01 , Lawrence Ostlere
1min: Porto shoots at us and Arsenal go straight to the top press looking to force a mistake, which they do with a clearance that swoons for Arsenal’s throw-in alongside Mikel Arteta on the halfway line.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 19:58 , Lawrence Ostlere
The atmosphere is in North London tonight. Priest Zadok sounds as the players line up and we’re just a few minutes away from kickoff.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 19:54 , Lawrence Ostlere
There are only a few minutes left before the start of the match. Will things change for Arsenal?
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 19:46 , Jamie Braidwood
Arsenal and Porto hope to sign Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain in Friday’s quarter-final draw.
Barcelona hosts Napoli tonight after a 1-1 draw in Italy, while Inter travel to Atletico Madrid looking to look and protect their 1-0 lead and Borussia Dortmund host PSV after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.
When is the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals?
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 19:37 , Lawrence Ostlere
Mikel Arteta on his improvement in the first leg, the Emirates crowd and Kai Havertz’s form: “I needed a bit of time, a bit of love and now things are working out. “
“If we want the club we want, we have to live those nights and we have to overcome them” ?Mikel Arteta introduces @martinkeown5 and @rioferdy5 in his mind ahead of a great #UCL evening for Arsenal in the Emirates. . . ?️ @laura_woodsy pic. twitter. com/yF9akdVUdj
– Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 12, 2024
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 19:31 , Jamie Braidwood
Kai Havertz is enjoying his form since his big stint at Chelsea this summer, and his late goal against Brentford on Saturday saw him score for the fourth Premier League game in a row.
Arteta said afterwards: “If you had told me after the first two or three months that the whole stadium would sing his song with that passion, with that feeling, with that chemistry, I would have found it hard to believe.
“That’s what happens to others. He’s an exceptional player. When he starts scoring goals like this and everything starts flowing, others feel more connected to him.
“They see his paintings, they see his intelligence, they see how he plays for the team and how he contributes. It’s not to be loved.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 19:21 , Jamie Braidwood
Declan Rice is the only Arsenal player at risk of being suspended ahead of tonight’s game. The midfielder was booked at the start of the first leg for a late tackle on Galeno and would be ruled out of the first leg of the quarter-finals if he is booked and Arsenal get it.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 19:16 , Lawrence Ostlere
As expected, Sergio Conceicao remains with the same eleven that won the first leg 1-0. Evanilson has 21 in 32 games and leads the line, with Galeno, winner of the first leg, on the left wing.
Coast; João Mario, Pepe, Octavio, Wendell; Varela, Nico Gonzalez; Francisco Conceição, Eduardo Pepe, Galeno; Evanilson.
Substitutes: Claudio Ramos, Fabio Cardoso, Eustaquio, Grujic, Taremi, Sánchez, Jaime, Namaso, Romario Baró, Toni Martínez, Gonçalo Borges, Zé Pedro.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 19:11 , Jamie Braidwood
There were 36 fouls in the first leg in Porto, the most in a Champions League played this season.
Galeno scored the winning goal in the last minute with a very good curling shot, but Arsenal lacked quality and may not generate any momentum in the game.
Porto didn’t care that it wasn’t a smartwatch.
Afterwards, manager Sergio Conceicao said: “They (Arsenal) wanted to play, we wanted to win. “
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 7:00 PM , Lawrence Ostlere
Mikel Arteta repositions the one who beat Brentford, while David Raya returns with the aim of repositioning Aaron Ramsdale. Jorginho maintains his position in midfield and Kai Havertz once again leads the line in a false role of nine.
ray; Blanco, Gabriel, Saliba, Kiwior; Odegaard, Jorginho, rice; Saka, Havertz, Trossard.
Substitutes: Ramsdale, Hein, Tomiyasu, Cedric, Zinchenko, Elneny, Partey, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Nketiah, Jesus.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 18:58 , Lawrence Ostlere
The team is about to land. . .
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 18:51 , Jamie Braidwood
Mikel Arteta on the importance of maintaining “control” of Porto as Arsenal increase their 1-0 lead.
“The context of the game is very important. We know we have a long game to play. There are times that can happen that can be drastically replaced quickly.
“It’s the Champions League and you have to be in position for those kinds of games. We’re definitely going to have to fine-tune some things to generate a lot more than we did (in Porto). That’s the point of the Champions League.
“You’re betting against the more sensible teams. The fact that there are two games in your brain and we have to be better.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 18:31 , Jamie Braidwood
Around Arsenal’s training ground, for more than 48 hours, there has been a new vertigo, at least for this team. Everyone can feel the anticipation of playing what looks like the first big European game at home in a long time. Mikel Arteta smiled as on the eve of the second leg against Porto, he told fans to “bring your energy, bring your noise and let’s do it together”.
The Arsenal manager insisted that emotions will have to be controlled and spoke of going through “certain phases” to check and come back from 1-0 down.
One phase clearly shows him the best, as he necessarily revealed how much idea he put into it. This is the opening spell. Arsenal have become adept at the art of completing matches to the max as soon as they start. This is a real danger for Porto on Tuesday; coach Sergio Conceicao will no doubt be ready, given that Pep Guardiola has been keen to mention it.
After Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool, the Catalan said Arsenal “only want 25 minutes to make it 3-0”. Jurgen Klopp echoed this when he spoke of a team “full steam ahead”. -off.
Preview of the Big Match, through Miguel Delaney
Mikel Arteta’s painful experience at Arsenal is the key to Porto’s victory
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 18:11 , Jamie Braidwood
Tonight is Mikel Arteta’s fifth European knockout game at home as Arsenal manager, and he’s still looking for his first win.
The last four have all reached the Europa League: despite reaching the semi-finals in 2021, there was a 1-0 loss to Olympiacos, a 1-1 draw to Slavia Prague and a 0-0 draw to Villarreal.
Last season they lost to Sporting Lisbon in the round of 16.
The stakes are high tonight. Arsenal will have to win and it would be the right time for Arteta to end this particular run.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 17:51 , Jamie Braidwood
Arsenal’s consistency in the final years of Arsene Wenger’s tenure has been praised, but the Gunners have failed to compete for the biggest titles.
This is the case with the Champions League, as Arsenal were eliminated in the 16 circular every year between 2011 and 2017.
Some of those defeats have been hard blows against Bayern Munich (10-2 in 2017) or Barcelona (5-1 in 2016), others have been dark shocks, such as when Dimitar Berbatov led Monaco to victory in 2015.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 17:31 , Jamie Braidwood
After rallying from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw at the Emirates, Arsenal travelled to the Camp Nou and took the lead against European champions Barcelona.
But Barca fought back and a confident Lionel Messi scored FOUR goals to send Pep Guardiola’s team into the semi-finals.
Amazingly, Arsenal have played in the quarterfinals of the Champions League since then.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 17:11 , Jamie Braidwood
Mikel Arteta did not rule out Gabriel Martinelli from tonight’s match in his press conference yesterday, but the Arsenal winger was forced to withdraw from Brazil’s next national team.
This is due to the injury he suffered in the 6-0 win over Sheffield United, which forced Martinelli to miss Saturday’s win over Brentford.
Martinelli was unable to work out and Arteta said: “We still have 24 hours and we’re looking for everyone to be compatible for tomorrow. “
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:51, Jamie Braidwood
Arsenal will want to be “smarter” than last time out in Porto, where the hosts frustrated Arsenal by slowing down Arteta’s appearance and preventing his attacks with a series of fouls.
Captain Martin Odegaard believes Brentford’s arrival at the Emirates on Saturday was a smart preparation.
“We’re going to do a lot of smart things,” Odegaard said. It was smart practice for the next game. We had to deal with a lot of other situations, a lot of wasted time.
“We had to control our feelings during the game and I think we did that brilliantly. It was really smart practice for another great game and we did really well.
“On the more sensible part of the table, so of course we have to build on that momentum and the smart feeling that we have right now. That’s the goal, to keep it that way. “
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:32 , Jamie Braidwood
Arsenal were stunned by Galeno’s last-minute goal in Porto, but their reaction was impressive. Arsenal returned to the Premier League to beat Newcastle 4-1 and Sheffield United 6-0, before that overdue win over Brentford on Saturday night.
Will they be able to keep the momentum going tonight?
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:14 , Jamie Braidwood
Mikel Arteta is keen to create a special evening in the Emirates as Arsenal try to triumph in their first Champions League quarter-final since 2010 against Porto.
“This is the opportunity we have. In front of our people, in our stadium for 96 minutes,” he said. “Bring your energy, bring your noise and let’s do it together. I think the effect they can have is incredible. I don’t think they realize that.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity to enjoy one of those nights. It’s been 14 years (since the Champions League quarter-finals), so anything we put into it will be worth it.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:03 , Jamie Braidwood
Odd
Arsenal: 3/13
Draw: 6/1
Porto: 14/1
Prediction
Arsenal 3-0 Porto (3-1 on aggregate)
Arsenal vs Porto Predictions: Champions League Predictions, Football Odds & Free Bets
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:02 , Jamie Braidwood
Planned Compositions
Arsenal: Raya; Blanco, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Jorginho, Arroz, Odegaard; Saka, Havertz, Trossard
Porto: Costa; João Mario, Pepe, Octavio, Wendell; Gonzalez, Varela; Concepción, Pepê, Galen; Evanson
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:01 , Jamie Braidwood
What’s new from the team?
Gabriel Martinelli, who missed Arsenal’s win over Brentford after suffering a “slight cut” in Sheffield United’s defeat last week, will not play in what is a heavy blow.
Oleksandr Zinchenko returns to action from the bench, but Takehiro Tomiyasu and Jurrien Timber are still out. David Raya will return to goal after Aaron Ramsdale’s introduction against Brentford.
Porto is in third place in La Liga Portugal, rivals Sporting and Benfica. Striker Mehdi Taremi missed the first leg and is still out due to injury, but Pepe still has the same compatibility as always and will captain the team at the age of 41.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 4:00 pm, Jamie Braidwood
When does Arsenal vs Porto take place?
Kick-off will be at 20:00 GMT on Tuesday 12th March at the Emirates Stadium.
How can I see it?
The draw will be streamed live on TNT Sports, while consumers will be able to stream the event live on Discovery.
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