After 14 long years of drama, the Gunners are where they belong – among the eight top teams in Europe!Arsenal are in the Champions League quarter-final after defeating Porto on Tuesday night thanks to David Raya’s two impressive saves in the dramatic penalty shootout!On the other hand, all four Arsenal shooters were more than accurate for a 4-2 win, after the regular 90 minutes and half an hour of extra time that followed ended 1-0 for the hosts.WHAT A PENALTY SAVE BY DAVID RAYA!!!pic.twitter.com/ozq5NCNY6F— Football Report (@FootballReprt) March 12, 2024 Raya saves Galeno’s penalty!!!!!Arsenal – ✅✅✅✅FC Porto – ✅❌✅❌pic.twitter.com/DY27u8FPav— Football Report (@FootballReprt) March 12, 2024 It started with a tense 98 minutes of regular time, which saw a single goal and only a few chances of those you could describe as promising and clear-cut ones.Leandro Trossard found the back of the next following Martin Odegaard’s dance on the left wing, as the Norwegian playmaker dribbled before launching a jaw-dropping through ball for Trossard to make it 1-1 on aggregate.Trossard and his bro discussing the goal pic.twitter.com/VaQhsc2nm1— Kelvin N (@NdemoKelvin) March 12, 2024 The Gunners netted in the second half, too, through Odegaard, but it was rightfully voided due to Havertz’s foul on outstanding veteran Pepe, 41, in the build-up. Dissatisfied with a stalemate and faced with Porto’s solid defensive wall, Arteta opted for some brave, offence-oriented solutions as the game was reaching its end. Gabriel Jesus came on for Jorginho and was inches away from scoring a winner seconds later, but Porto’s keeper managed to deny his close-range effort.Unlike the regular time, the extra time didn’t provide us with any major opportunities, with both teams fighting eagerly for every ball. But the decision was left for the penalty shootout.And there, Arteta had his saviour Raya for an unprecedented jubilation at packed Emirates.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 12thBarcelona – Napoli 3-1 (2-1)/Lopez 15, Cancelo 17, Lewandowski 83 – Rrahmani 30/Barcelona win 4-2 on aggregateArsenal – Porto 1-0 (1-0)/Trossard 41/Arsenal win 4-2 on penaltiesWednesday 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***
