Arsenal vs FC Porto, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - ARS advance 4-2 on penalties

Arsenal

41': Leandro Trossard

FT - Penalties
1 - 0
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - ARS advance 4-2 on penalties

FC Porto

Arsenal edge past Porto on penalties to enter quarterfinal

Arsenal survived a penalty shootout to scrape past Porto and reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the first time in 14 years after a tense round-of-16 duel had ended 1-1 on aggregate on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
1': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Evanilson (FC Porto).
3': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
7': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
11': Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
12': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
12': João Mário (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben White.
13': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Otávio.
14': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka following a corner.
15': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
16': Attempt missed. Evanilson (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
18': Foul by Evanilson (FC Porto).
18': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães is caught offside.
20': Foul by João Mário (FC Porto).
20': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
21': Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt saved. Evanilson (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
23': Attempt blocked. Wendell (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico González.
23': Attempt blocked. Evanilson (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Conceição.
26': Foul by Evanilson (FC Porto).
26': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
29': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pepe.
31': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Nico González (FC Porto).
32': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wendell.
35': Offside, FC Porto. Galeno is caught offside.
39': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
39': Galeno (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': William Saliba (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Goal! Arsenal 1, FC Porto 0. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
43': Attempt missed. Francisco Conceição (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pepê Aquino.
44': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
44': Nico González (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Pepê Aquino (FC Porto).
45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': Foul by Alan Varela (FC Porto).
45'+3': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, FC Porto 0.
45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, FC Porto 0.
47': Foul by Nico González (FC Porto).
47': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Attempt missed. Evanilson (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
49': Delay in match because of an injury Evanilson (FC Porto).
49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Foul by Francisco Conceição (FC Porto).
54': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Foul by Wendell (FC Porto).
55': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pepê Aquino.
58': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
58': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by João Mário.
60': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
61': Foul by Evanilson (FC Porto).
61': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
62': João Mário (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
63': Galeno (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Attempt missed. Francisco Conceição (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
66': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
66': Galeno (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
67': Pepe (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt saved. Francisco Conceição (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nico González.
70': Offside, FC Porto. Evanilson is caught offside.
72': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
72': Nico González (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Pepe (FC Porto).
72': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Pepe (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt missed. William Saliba (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross following a set piece situation.
74': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
79': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
79': Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Francisco Conceição (FC Porto).
81': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
83': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Jorginho.
83': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
83': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
84': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
84': Nico González (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
85': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
86': Substitution, FC Porto. Jorge Sánchez replaces João Mário.
87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alan Varela.
88': Substitution, FC Porto. Mehdi Taremi replaces Evanilson.
88': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Galeno (FC Porto).
89': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
89': Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alan Varela.
90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Varela (FC Porto).
90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+7': Substitution, FC Porto. Marko Grujic replaces Alan Varela because of an injury.
90'+7': Offside, FC Porto. Mehdi Taremi is caught offside.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, FC Porto 0.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Arsenal 1, FC Porto 0.
94': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
94': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
97': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marko Grujic.
99': Foul by Marko Grujic (FC Porto).
99': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
101': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez.
101': Substitution, FC Porto. Stephen Eustáquio replaces Nico González.
101': Substitution, FC Porto. Gonçalo Borges replaces Francisco Conceição.
105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Arsenal 1, FC Porto 0.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Arsenal 1, FC Porto 0.
105': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Leandro Trossard.
105': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Jakub Kiwior.
108': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
110': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
112': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
112': Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
113': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
113': Foul by Galeno (FC Porto).
114': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
114': Gonçalo Borges (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
115': Attempt saved. Galeno (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
115': Foul by Marko Grujic (FC Porto).
115': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
116': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
116': Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
116': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
117': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto).
117': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
119': Foul by Marko Grujic (FC Porto).
119': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
120': Foul by Stephen Eustáquio (FC Porto).
120'+1': Second Half Extra Time ends, Arsenal 1, FC Porto 0.
120': Penalty Shootout begins Arsenal 1, FC Porto 0.
120': Goal! Arsenal 1(1), FC Porto 0. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Goal! Arsenal 1(1), FC Porto 0(1). Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Arsenal 1(2), FC Porto 0(1). Kai Havertz (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Penalty saved. Wendell (FC Porto) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
120': Goal! Arsenal 1(3), FC Porto 0(1). Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Arsenal 1(3), FC Porto 0(2). Marko Grujic (FC Porto) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Goal! Arsenal 1(4), FC Porto 0(2). Declan Rice (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
120': Penalty saved. Galeno (FC Porto) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
120': Penalty Shootout ends, Arsenal 1(4), FC Porto 0(2).
0': Match ends, Arsenal 1(4), FC Porto 0(2).

Statistics

POR		ARS
20	Fouls	18
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	3
42	Possession	58
10	SHOTS	13
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
294	Accurate Passes	466
418	Passes	570
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	4
10	Crosses	21
0.3	Cross %	0.2
94	Long Balls	64
32	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
20	Effective Tackles	7
30	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
12	Interceptions	13
26	Effective Clearances	12
26	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,257

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	David Raya (GK)
6	Gabriel
2	William Saliba
15	Jakub Kiwior
4	Ben White
20	Jorginho
41	Declan Rice
8	Martin Ødegaard
29	Kai Havertz
19	Leandro Trossard
7	Bukayo Saka

Arsenal Substitutes:

Cédric, Karl Hein, Reiss Nelson, Thomas Partey, Aaron Ramsdale, Emile Smith Rowe, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Vieira, Gabriel Jesus, Mohamed Elneny, Eddie Nketiah, Takehiro Tomiyasu.

FC Porto (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
99	Diogo Costa (GK)
31	Otavio
3	Pepe
18	Wendell
23	João Mário
11	Pepê
16	Nicolas Gonzalez
22	Alan Varela
30	Evanilson
13	Galeno
10	Francisco Conceição

FC Porto Substitutes:

Fábio Cardoso, Jorge Sánchez, Iván Jaime, Gonçalo Borges, Romário Baró, Danny Loader, Toni Martínez, Mehdi Taremi, Zé Pedro, Marko Grujic, Cláudio Ramos, Stephen Eustáquio.

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