Arsenal v Porto LIVE: Champions League result and final score as Gunners win penalty shootout
Arsenal 1-0 Porto (Arsenal win 4-2 on penalties): David Raya was the hero as the Gunners reached their first Champions League final in 14 years
Arsenal survived a penalty shoot-out against Porto to reach their first Champions League quarter-final in 14 years on a dramatic night at the Emirates.
Leandro Trossard’s first-half goal cancelled out Porto’s first-leg lead but Arsenal were frustrated by their opponents and taken to extra time after a second from Martin Odegaard was disallowed.
There would be no winner in extra time: with Odegaard and Kai Havertz converting Arsenal’s first two penalties, before David Raya produced a stunning fingertip save to nudge Wendell’s kick onto the post.
Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice also scored, before Raya saved again from Galeno to send Arsenal through to their first quarter-final since 2010.
Follow the reaction below.
Arsenal 0-0 Porto (0-1 agg)
18 min: Rice whips in a free-kick from the right side and finds Gabriel in space, but the defender steers the ball off target. The replay shows Arsenal’s attacking players including Gabriel were probably offside anyway.
Arsenal 0-0 Porto (0-1 agg)
15 min: Rice puts in one of typical surges from midfield, carrying the ball down the left side of the box, but his cross is tame and it’s cleared away. Trossard then tries and his delivery is much more threatening and finds Saka, but somehow the winger heads the ball away from goal rather than towards it.
Arsenal 0-0 Porto (0-1 agg)
13 min: Excellent from Bukayo Saka, who dribbles down the right touchline and then evdes Wendell to dribble inside. He gets into the box and fires low a shot which is spilled to safety by goalkeeper Costa.
A moment later Arsenal come again and Odegaard earns a corner. Saka works a clever move from the set-piece using Trossard and then tees up Odegaard in the area, but his shot is into the side netting.
Arsenal 0-0 Porto (0-1 agg)
11 min: Rice tries to win the ball in the Porto half but he’s a bit clumsy and concedes a foul.
Arsenal 0-0 Porto (0-1 agg)
9 min: Arsenal come forwards now, having spent most of these opening exchanges chasing the ball.
Arsenal 0-0 Porto (0-1 agg)
6 min: Porto are enjoying a few positive minutes probing in the Arsenal half, and they’ve managed to quieten the home crowd just a little.
Arsenal 0-0 Porto (0-1 agg)
3 min: A few scrappy fouls from either side have made it a bitty start. Arsenal eventually get moving with Saka driving through the middle towards the box until he’s battered by left-back Wendell. It was a robust tackle to say the least but he got the ball and refreee Clement Turpin is happy for play to go on.
The ball falls to Trossard on the left who crosses for Ben White, and his header floats on to the roof of the net.
Kick-off! Arsenal v Porto
1 min: Porto get us going and Arsenal go straight on the high press trying to force an error, which they do with a clearance which goes out for an Arsenal throw-in next to Mikel Arteta on the halfway line.
Arsenal v Porto
The atmosphere is fantastic in north London this evening. Zadok the Priest blares out as the players line up, and we’re moments away from kick-off.
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