Arsenal 1-0 (4-2 pens) FC Porto: summary: score, goals | Champions League
Arsenal - Porto: as it happened
Arsenal progress and join Barcelona, PSG, Man City, Bayern Munich and it's Arteta's men who will be in Friday's quarterfinal draw.
Delight for the home fans as the FC Porto player sit dejected on the turf at the Emirates Stadium.
100% record from the Gunners as Galeno has to score.
The Porto man has his effort saved and Arsenal advance.
Wendell next for FC Porto.
The defender hits the post and Raya also saves
Advantage Arsenal.
Arsenal last lost a European shootout last season (Europa League) against Sporting CP from the Portuguese top flight !
The kicks will be taken away from the Porto fans and Arsenal will shoot first.
So, a few minutes of respite for both sides before the shoot-out takes place.
Diogo Costa has saved three of the four UCL spot kicks he has faced !
Porto have nothing to lose. Very few gave the Liga Bwin side a chance against the Premier League leaders and here we are on the point of having the tie decided on a shoot out.
Arsenal win a free and surely this is the last roll of the dice.
No time for the free to be taken and it's all set to be decided on spot kicks.
Into the last minute we go.
Penalties looming.
We're now three minutes away from a shoot-out as it doesn't seem that any side has got it in them to find a breakthrough.
Havertz carded as he pushes Pepe.
Final five minutes of action.
Stalemate still in North London.
Galeno shoots and despite a deflection off Gabriel, Raya gathers easily.
Less than ten minutes left. Is there a moment of magic on the cards, do we have a hero at the Emirates ?
Otavio saves the day for Porto as Saka and Odegaard work the ball well and the defender stands firm as the move breaks down.
Zinchenko gives away a corner cheaply.
The Porto fans increase the noise level.
Arsenal fans tense and anxious.
Raya gathers the delivery.
The referee has been really good tonight in letting the game flow.
Spot on too with the big calls.
Nketiah and Zinchenko are on.
Kiwior and Trossard making way
The whistle sounds and the end of the first period sees little to talk about as both sides seem to be anxious not to slip up.
Fear seems to be the underlying emotion from both teams with neither side wanting to give anything away.
Conceição and Nico Gonzalez off for Porto with Borges and Stephen Eustáquio on
Iranian striker Taremi looks to curl one into the corner but drives wide.
100 minutes gone and neither side has managed to carve an opening in this period of extra time.
41 years of age and Pepe is still pivotal in the defence of one biggest sides in European football.
Arsenal dominating possession now as Porto sit deep.
Arsenal free kick.
Porto forced to clear as Otavio drives the ball high into the London night sky.
Arsenal fans making plenty of noise now, aware that the team needs an added boost as tired legs start to kick in.
The 2016 final in Milan between Real Madrid and Atletico is the last time a Champions League game in the latter stages when a shoot out was needed to decide a winner.
Arsenal set to start the first period of extra time.
The whistle sounds.
A further thirty minutes needed to decide a winner.
Barcelona advance
Xavi's side win 3-1 on the night and go through 4-2 on aggregate.
Change for the visitors
Varela off and Grujic is his replacement.
Play held up again as Varela needs a stretcher and will exit the pitch.
A big penalty appeal from the home fans as Odegaard falls in the box.
The ref waves play on and that looks to be a good call from the French official.
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For all the precise details, and how we got here, let Mr Roche be your guide as to what happens if this finishes 1-1 on aggregate.
Saka wins a corner and some defending for Porto to do now.
Odegaard swings it in ... Porto defend well and avert the danger and the ball ends behind the goal line.
It does feel like extra time is enevitable.
We've hit the 90 minute mark and it looks like three minutes will be added on by Mr. Turpin.
Is there a final late twist on the cards at the Emirates?
Taremi on for Evanislon.
Real Madrid, Bayern, PSG, Man City, and now Barcelona await in the draw on Friday.
Will it be Arsenal or Porto who join these six?
Arsenal pressing as the look for a goal that would secure a passage into the quarterfinals.
Barça score
The Catalans are in control as Lewandowski hits the third
FCB 3-1 Napoli
Change for Porto
Mario off and Sanchez is on.
Saka strikes and the ball falls to Odegaard but the Norwegian screws the ball wide.
Jesus almost scores for Arsenal with his first touch but Costa makes himself big and saves well.
Gabriel Jesus on and Jorginho makes way
Gabriel Jesus is getting the tracksuit off and will b e shortly joining the fray.
Sérgio Conceição gets a card for protesting.
Both managers awarded cards.
Drifting towards the 80 minute mark and neither manager has made any substitutes yet.
We move into the final 15 of the contest.
Arsenal still ahead on the night but the tie is level at 1-1
Pepe is carded for leading with his knee.
We're well into the final twenty minutes of the contest...
Extra time beckons as things stand at the Emirates.
Porto break and Raya is forced to make a fine save ....
In the middle of it all, Arteta gets a card for his passionate disagreement with Mr Turpin.
That disallowed goal has fired up the fans though.
Havertz pulls Pepe and the goal will not stand.
Correct call from the referee and VAR.
Say what you want about VAR (a debate for another day perhaps) but that was a 100% foul from the Arsenal player on Pepe.
Odegaard has the ball in the net but it looks like there may have been a free in the build-up to the goal.
Saka has been well marshalled tonight as Wendell is marking the England international out of the game.
Porto pressing a little more now as nerves start to become a feature of the tie.
Who blinks first ?
Kiwior catches a Porto striker in free flow and the free is given right on the edge of the Arsenal box.
Danger here for the home side.
Conceição strikes and that is a terrible strike.
Porto yet to trouble Raya in this second half and it's been a busier halñf for Costa in the Porto goal.
An hour gone here in North London and the tie is level on aggregate.
Arsenal lead 1-0 on the night through the late Trossard goal at the end of the first half.
Arsenal well on top now as Porto struggle to create the flowing football they offered in flashes during the first 45 minutes.
Sterling performance from Martin Odegaard tonight with the Norwegian pulling strings in the centre of the park.
The Porto fans have not stopped throughout the contest and at times have out-sung the home fans (not a difficult feat I hear you say non-Arsenal fans).
Evanilson goes for a spectacular overhead kick but drives the ball well into the crowd.
The striker is in no hurry to get up and the home fans hurl a touch of booing at the forward.
As things stand, we would head to extra time....
A penalty shoot-out would be the final decider should the score be level after 120 minutes of football.
The Gunners restart the game.
The teams are back on the pitch.
A massive 45 ahead for both sides.
Porto are off the pace in the domestic league but are still involved in the Taça de Portugal.
Arsenal aiming for a UCL and Premier League double.
Nice post from Uefa
..and Odegaard deserves his own post with the quality of his assist for the Trossard straight from the top drawer.
Surely the script is set for Arsenal to push on and secure their passage to the quarterfinals. However... FC Porto are no pushovers and have managed to keep the Gunners at bay for swathes of the first half and indeed in the first leg at Do Dragao.
The whistle sounds and Arsenal head in with a 1-0 lead following a Trossard strike.
Porto were solid for the first 30 minutes but the final stretch of the half saw the home side edge control.
Aggregate:
Arsenal 1-1 Porto
Play held up again as Pepe is on the deck again and need more medical treatment.
We'll have one minute of added time.
Pepe (FC Porto midfielder) is down and needs medical attention after a robust challenge from Gabriel.
A great time for the home side to score just as the home fans were getting a little restless.
Credit to Odegaard for fine work in the build-up.
Arsenal are head on the night and level on aggregate as Trossard finds the corner of the Porto net.
Card for Saliba as he holds back an opponent.
First card of the game.
Porto very keen to use the long ball down the flanks and look for the pace of Evanilson at the key point of the FC Porto attack.
Into the final ten minutes of the half we go and no quarter being given by the Dragoes.
This tie is beautifully poised.
Arsenal need to win ... Porto are refusing to roll over and are surprising many with the quality of their performance.
Few drops of rain starting to fall now in North London.
Napoli pull one back in Barcelona
FCB 2-1 Napoli
Pepe makes vital touch
Great work from Arsenal as White dinks into the box and it takes a vital header away from the FC Porto captain.
The contest between Saka and Wendell is fascinating and at present the Brazilian is coming out on top.
Half-chance for Arsenal
Trossard ball meets Rice who was unable to get control on the ball.
Porto not shying away from the high press and have refused to let Arsenal get into their usual rhythm.
Can the 1A Liga side maintain this high tempo is the question.
Porto chance !
Raya has to save well as Evanilson strikes with a sweet right footed effort.
Porto brimming with confidence.
This is far from the one-way traffic many analysts predicted with Porto looking so solid in every department.
What an offside trap from Porto as four red and white shirts are caught offside from a free-kick.
Possession after 20
Arsenal 42-57 Porto.
Sérgio Conceição's side still bossing possession
Goal flash!
Barcelona 2-0 Napoli
Cancelo and Lopez have the Catalan side in control.
Porto chance !
Evanilson is gifted a stray header and the striker flashes the ball just wide of the Arsenal goal.
A foul throw which is a bit of a collectors item at this level is not given by the French referee.
Arsenal starting to secure a foothold on the action now as Porto are pressed deep.
We've yet to see Rice and Odegaard start to get a grip of the game ... the former West Ham man needs to watch his step as a further yellow would see him suspended should the Gunners advance.
Possession after ten
Arsenal 38-62 Porto (%)
Incredible to see Pepe still going at the ripe old age of 41!
Still captaining the Porto side and full of running so far.
Porto in no hurry to take their throw-ins and kick-outs... that too will be a pattern of the game whilst the scoreline remains at 0-0 and the policy gets a round 'boo' from the Arsenal fans.
Ben White nods over after Wendell leaves a marker on Saka.
Arsenal holding the ball and this will certainly be the pattern of the game.
Don't forget, Arsenal have to win, a draw would see Porto progress and any one goal margin win would see the tie being resolved with extra time.
Arsenal in their classic red and white, Porto too in their blue and white stripes, blue shorts and off we go.
Clement Turpin (France) is our match official tonight in North London.
No rain forecast with a crisp 13C-55F temperature.
Flares blaze from the FC Porto end and that will ensure a UEFA fine for the Portuguese side !
Nervous anticipation on the faces of the 22 players as the Champions League anthem plays over the stadium PA.
The teams tale to the pitch at the Emirates.
Kicking off at the same tonight in the Catalan capital is FC Barcelona taking on Napoli with that game tied at 1-1 from the first leg.
We'll bring you the goal news and HT & FT from Montjuic.
Who can forget the famous FC Porto side under Jose Mourinho who lifted the Champions League trophy in Germany with a 3-0 win over Monaco in 2004.
The Dragoes became the last side outside of the 'big' Euro leagues (Germany, Spain, Germany & Italy) to scoop Europe's biggest domestic footballing prize.
Full house at the Emirates Stadium with all 60,000 seats sold out.
3,500 away fans roughly have made the journey from Portugal and other parts of Europe hoping that the Dragoes can pull off a shock and dump the Premier League leaders out of the Champions League,
ARS-FCP: recent meetings
Both the Gunners and the Dragons have met five times in the Champions League since 2008 with the Portuguese outfit recording three wins to the two of Arsenal.
Arsenal shirts at the ready
As the teams begin their pre-game warm-up routine, tonight's match jerseys are primed for action.
The good news for Arsenal fans is the return to the squad of Tomiyasu after recovering from his injury.
Impressive rearguard record from the Gunners
Arsenal have seven clean sheets in their last eight UEFA competition matches at home.
Porto fans creating a pre-game racket
The travelling blue and white FC Porto fans are making plenty of noise as they await the arrival of the teams for the pre-game warm-up drill.
...and for those who like traditional team sheets
.... UK based journalist Henry Winter is on hand with the UEFA distributed team sheet.
Arsenal XI confirmed
Kai Havertz, Saka and Trossard form the attack for Arsenal with Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice set to pull the strings in the heart of midfield.
Porto XI named
Sérgio Conceição has named his side with veteran Pepe the cornerstone of the defence and all eyes on striker Evanilson.
Team news should be with us in the next five minutes with sides having to submit to UEFA their starting XI's at least 60 minutes prior to kick-off.
Porto on track for UEL
Should Porto finish third in the Portuguese league, a place in the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League would await.
The Dragons need to finish in the top two, or indeed win this year's competition to secure Champions League football next season with the new 'Swiss Model' set to be employed by UEFA.
For those wondering when the next round of the 23-24 Champions League will be staged....
Porto in blue and white
With betting firms banned from bearing sponsorship on jerseys in UEFA games, the Dragons have been forced to amend Betano for Herois.PT on their shirt ... the 'Heroes' initiative is sponsored by ... Betano....
Circumnavigating I believe it's called with the run of the Herois.PT shirts selling out !
Porto fans present in London
Plenty of FC Porto fans have made the trip to the English capital as the supporters make their way to the Emirates Stadium hoping for a positive result and passage into the quarerfinals.
One yellow card away from UCL suspension
The following players will need to watch their step tonight with a further yellow card ensuring suspension and missing the next round/next UEFA match.
Francisco Conceição (FC Porto)
Joao Mario (FC Porto)
Declan Rice (Arsenal)
Pepê (FC Porto)
ARS-FCP: injury news
Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli picked up a foot injury in a 6-0 victory over Sheffield United on March 4 and has not featured since then and is not expected to feature tonight.
Jurrien Timber is still out as he recovers from his early season ACL tear with Japanese player Tomiyasu a doubt.
Zaidu and Marcano are the long term absentees for the Portuguese side.
Arsenal-Porto: global kick-off times
What time is the Champions League clash where you are in the world ?
Those nice folk at the Arsenal social media dpt. have created this handy guide.
Porto are somewhat off the pace in the Primeira Liga but were delivered a huge boost as they destroyed arch rivals Benfica with a 5-0 home win at Do Dragao.
Sérgio Conceição's men trail table topping Sporting by seven points with nine games remaining in the season.
Apart from the defeat in Northern Portugal two weeks ago, the Gunners have been flying in the Premier League with their last domestic loss coming in early January in the FA Cup at the hands of Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta's men top the Premier League table with just ten games to play in the 2023-24 season.
What time does Arsenal vs Porto start?
Tonight's Champions League game at the Emirates Stadium in London gets underway at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.
The Portuguese side come into the game with a 1-0 lead following a late goal from Galeno at the Estadio do Dragâo.
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