The Athletic dissects the major issues as Arsenal progressed into the quarter-finals on penalties after a tight contest against Porto
are through to their first Champions League quarter-final since 2010 after squeezing past Porto on penalties on an excruciatingly tense night at the Emirates Stadium. was the hero, saving spot kicks from and to ensure the London club, pristine with their own four penalties, avoided an eighth successive elimination in the last 16 of this competition after the hosts’ 1-0 win on the night left the tie all square 1-1 on aggregate.
Odegaard led by example, stepping up to take the opening penalty, which he duly converted. After Porto’s Pepe converted their first one, Havertz exuded calm on Arsenal’s second with a stuttering run-up to slide the ball past Costa as he dove to his opposite side. Then came the first save. Wendell stepped up with a confident run-up, but Raya guessed right and athletically flicked the left-back’s effort onto the post with his fingertips.
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