It was the Champions League 2010 season when Arsenal reached the quarterfinals. The Gunners were eliminated by Barcelona with a total score of 6-2 (2-2 in London and 4-1 in Spain Fabregas, Nasri, Song, Diaby, Bendtner, Clichy, and Sagna were among the players who participated in those matches, and the Gunners haven’t been able to go that far in the UEFA’s most prestigious competition since. Finally, this season they have that opportunity, in London, in front of their own fans and with a favourable result. In the first game, with a Champions League record of 36 fouls, the Gunners lost 1-0, and Porto manager Sergio Conceicao commented, “They wanted to play, we wanted to win”.Wright believes this is the season when Arsenal will win the leagueWell, the Gunners did play after that and managed eight straight Premier League wins, after which they are topping the league table. They boast the best offence and best defence in England and will host Porto in the best possible mood and be full of confidence. However, coach Mikel Arteta calls for players to be concentrated and focused, while on the contrary, fans should be wild and loud.How is Arsenal influencing Leverkusen‘s title battle?”That’s the opportunity that we have, in front of our people and in our stadium. For 96 minutes bring your energy, bring your noise and let’s do it together. I think the impact they can make is incredible. I don’t think that they realise so we need that noise and we need them playing every single ball with us. We need that emotion controlled as well to understand that the game can go through certain phases and we have to be really intelligent to push in the right moments to get what we want. It is a beautiful opportunity to live these nights. It’s been 14 years so everything that we put in is going to be worth it. We’re certainly going to have to tweak a few things to generate much more than we did in Porto. It’s the level of the Champions League. That’s the opportunity that we have on Tuesday” said the Spaniard ahead of the game.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE1/8 finals – second legTuesdayBayern – Lazio 3-0 (2-0)/Kane 38, 66, Muller 45+2/Bayern win 3-1 on aggregateReal Sociedad – Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 (0-1)/Merino 89 – Mbappe 15, 56/Paris Saint-Germain win 4-1 on aggregateWednesdayReal Madrid – RB Leipzig 1-1 (0-0)/Vinicius 65 – Orban 68/Real Madrid win 2-1 on aggregateMan.City – Copenhagen 3-1 (2-1)/Akanji 5, Alvarez 9, Haaland 45+3 – Elyounoussi 29/Manchester City win 6-2 on aggregateTuesday the 12th23:00: (1.77) Barcelona (3.60) Napoli (4.80) /first leg 1-1/23:00: (1.28) Arsenal (5.70) Porto (10.5) /first leg 0-1/Wednesday the 13th23:00: (3.05) Atl.Madrid (3.30) Inter (2.55) /first leg 0-1/23:00: (2.15) Dortmund (3.50) PSV (3.30) / first leg 1-1/***odds are subject to change***
