Arsenal secured their passage into the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 14 years after a breathtaking 4-2 penalty kick win against Porto at the Emirates stadium on Tuesday night, reports Prime Business Africa.
The Gunners who had not qualified for the quarterfinals of the competition since 2010 lost the first leg tie 1-0 away to the Portuguese side thanks to a late strike in the game.
Porto however took no prisoners as they made the Gunners earn their win in the hard way. Last season, Sporting Lisbon eliminated Mikel Arteta’s team in the Europa League competition via penalty shootout.
Both sides had numerous chances albiet Porto were more assertive even in at an away ground.
Evanilson fired two warning shots early in the first half which David Raya dealt with. Bukayo Saka also had his opportunity but could not find a breakthrough.
Leandro Trossard eventually broke the deadlock for Arsenal with a low shot fired to the bottom right corner after he was picked out by Declan Rice.
Martin Odegaard had the ball inside the net but the goal was ruled out as Kai Havertz was deemed to have pulled the jersey of an opponent on the way to releasing his captain.
The game went into extra time after both sides failed to find the back of the net in 90 minutes of football.
In the penalty shootout that ensued, Arsenal scored four of their takes from the spots through Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka while Porto lost two or their kicks to the next round of the competition.
In the wake of the directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria mandating banks to… Read More
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has approved the appointment of Dr Justina Chinyere Anyadiegwu… Read More
The Nigerian Exchange Limited witnessed a decline in the equity market on Tuesday, with the… Read More
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has halted charges on cash deposits until September 30,… Read More
Shell Nigeria has disclosed that it has paid a sum of $1.09 billion to the… Read More
Nigeria's move to introduce a cybersecurity levy by the Central Bank has sparked widespread opposition… Read More
This website uses cookies.