Porto and Arsenal would write zero in the quotient until Galeno’s cannonball in the 4th minute of stoppage time gave the “Dragons” a 1-0 victory in the first battle between them in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
Porto and Arsenal could not stand out in their duel at “Dragão” for the round of 16 of the Champions League, but Galeno’s goal in the 4th minute of stoppage time gave the “dragons” a 1-0 victory.
The “dragons” were the ones who showed more willingness to take on a role of regulator on the pitch, albeit without the ball at their feet. The visitors had 70% possession in the 1st half, but attacked only with set pieces and from the five corners they won.
The Portuguese were better and created a huge double chance, in which Galeno first hit the post and on the rebound his effort went wide.
In the 2nd part the low tempo did not change. What changed was the quality of the match, which became even worse, with few finals and both teams lacking inspiration.
Likewise both coaches, since the first change was made in the 74th minute and was the only one by Mikel Arteta, who threw Jorginho into the fray.
Sergio Conceição did his thing after 80′ and even ended up without a left-back, at the altar of searching for a goal with all the attacking weapons on the bench.
In the end, what was needed was on the pitch from the 1st minute, with Galeno catching a stunning right-footed shot from outside the area and well wide to make it 1-0 in the 4th minute of stoppage time.
- PORTO: Costa, Mario, Pepe, Ottavio, Wendell (90′ Eustaquio), Varela, Nico (81′ Jaime), Conceição (86′ Borges), Pepe, Galeno, Evanilson (85′ Martinez)
- ARSENAL: Raya, White, Saliba, Magalias, Kivior, Edgard, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Trossard (74′ Jorginho), Martinelli
Round of 16 results
FIRST GAMES
- Copenhagen – Manchester City 1-3 (34′ Matson / 11′ De Bruyne, 45+1′ Silva, 90+3′ Foden)
- Leipzig – Real 0-1 (49′ Diath)
- Paris – Real Sociedad 2-0 (58′ Mbappe, 70′ Barcola)
- Lazio – Bayern 1-0 (69′ penalty Immobile)
- Inter – Atletico 1-0 (79′ Arnautovic)
- Eindhoven – Dortmund 1-1 (56′ pen. De Jong – 24′ Mullen)
- Napoli – Barcelona 1-1 (75′ Osimen / 60′ Lewandowski)
- Porto – Arsenal 1-0 (90+4′ Galeno)
The highlights
Copenhagen – Manchester City 1-3
Leipzig – Real 0-1
Paris – Real Sociedad 2-0
Lazio – Bayern 1-0
Inter – Atletico 1-0
Eindhoven – Dortmund 1-1
SECOND MATCHES
- 05/03 22:00 Real Sociedad – Paris
- 05/03 22:00 Bayern – Lazio
- 06/03 22:00 Real – Leipzig
- 06/03 22:00 Manchester City – Copenhagen
- 12/03 22:00 Barcelona – Napoli
- 12/03 22:00 Arsenal – Porto
- 13/03 22:00 Atletico – Inter
- 13/03 22:00 Dortmund – Eindhoven
* The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will take place on March 15.