welcome to Arsenal vs FC Porto!
It's 2-1 FC Porto going back to England. Lucasz Fabianski has put his side in a big hole, but an away goal and home advantage will provide a boost for the Gunners
The young pole will not start today, Almunia is back for Arsenal
Full lineups. First for the Gunners
Almunia in goal. Campbell, Vermaelen, Clichy, and Sagna in defense
Nasri, Song, Diaby, Rosicky in midfield
Bendtner and Arshavin up top
FC Porto: Helton in goal. Fucile, Rolando, Bruno Alves, Pereira in the back
Fucile, Rolando, Bruno Alves, Pereira in midfield
Falcao and Hulk up top
Hulk has more shots in the Champions League this year than anyone else
No Fabregas for Arsenal. He has not recovered from his injury against Burnley. Ramsey is of course done for the year with a broken leg. Short midfield numbers for the Gunners
We are underway!
Arsenal in red's and white shorts. Porto all blue
Early foul on Rosicky
Any predictions for the match? LGM says 1-0 Arsenal
GOOD BALL IN, JUST MISSES BENDTNER's HEAD
Great ball from Clichy
Good possession from Arsenal but they are a little too fancy. Both Song and Diaby had shooting chances
Porto is packing it in on defense, as they should
Good free kick sent in by Arshavin, but Helton punches away. Helton has been excellent in this tie
Ref lets play go on after Sagna goes down and Porto steals possession. Sagna hurt...
OH DEAR!!!! Great ball in by Rosicky and Nasri runs on to a loose ball, but its blocked from 6 yards out!
Arsenal looks excellent early on.
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR ARSENAL!!!! Beautiful cross from Sagna finds Arshavin at the back post and Helton is forced to punch away. Great stuff!
Porto looks very nervous from the start. They keep giving possession away needlessly
ARSENAL SCORE!!!!!
Through ball by Rosicky finds Arshavin on the run and the keeper comes out and blocks it, but the ball runs loose and Bendtner knocks it into the empty net from 12 yards
1-0 to the Gunners and with the away goal they are now the one's who would be in the quarter-finals if it ended now.
Porto must attack now
And Helton is still down on the ground after the collision
Wasn't the prettiest, but Arsenal deserve it after this start.
Porto is awful on English soil....
Finally back underway, Helton remains in, but doesn't look great. Shame, he has been good
0-0 with Bayern and Fiorentina after 11 minutes
Much better from Porto. Guarin weaves in and his shot is blocked by Vermaelen.
Arsenal now sloppy with possession. Now they steal it....and give it back
Very up-tempo
Sagna's cross deflected behind for a corner
And DIABY!!!!! Half-volly off the corner and it goes a yard over
And Campbell bulls over Falcao needlessly 40 yards from goal....
1-0 Arsenal in the 19th...
Falcao, fights off Campbell 3 times....gets a shot off, but Vermaelen blocks....corner to Porto
And Almunia out to punch out a good cross from the short corner....Porto isn't going away
Poor header by Sagna gives it away to Porto right in front of the box, but Arsenal combine to take it away from Falcao
letsgetmental
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