Arsenal beat Porto on penalties to qualify Champions League quarterfinals

Arsenal defeated Porto 4–2 on penalties at the Emirates to go to the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time since 2010.  

Leandro Trossard's goal in the first half pulled the Premier League leaders even on aggregate after they had trailed 1-0 in the first leg. However, neither team was able to find an overall winner in the ninety minutes or overtime.  

However, in front of Arsenal's boisterous, engaged supporters, goalie David Raya produced two outstanding stops to secure the Gunners' victory in the shootout.  

The home team converted all four of their penalties, but the goalkeeper made an incredible save to deny Wendell and repeated the feat against Galeno. 

"Three should have been spared! Raya remarked, "I ought to have saved another one."  

It's simply absurd. This is a bizarre time. 

Since the Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid Champions League final in 2016, this is the first match to go to penalties.  

Both coaches received yellow cards during the tense and passionate contest, and after the final whistle, the players had to be hauled away as hostilities broke out. 

The Gunners had won their last eight league games by a combined score of 33 goals, which propelled them to the top of the Premier League.  

However, Sergio Conceicao's club was able to annoy the home team for extended stretches of time during the first half, creating enough opportunities of their own to make it a nerve-wracking for the expectant fans. 

Porto, who were last crowned European champions under Jose Mourinho in 2004, had a number of openings. 

Evanilson whipped a shot at goal from distance that bounced wide and minutes later struck a rising strike that Raya palmed away. 

Declan Rice headed just wide and Pepe the first 41-year-old to play outfield in the Champions League got the deftest of touches with his head to prevent Kai Havertz from connecting with a White cross at the back post. 

After some excellent work by Odegaard, who ducked past an opponent and fed Trossard with a precisely weighted low pass into the box, the breakthrough eventually arrived in the 41st minute.  

To defuse the situation, Trossard calmly sent a right-footed shot past goalkeeper Diogo Costa and into the far corner of the net. 

When Odegaard dinked the ball into an empty net halfway through the second half, Arsenal believed they had doubled their lead, but Havertz's foul on Pepe caused the goal to be disallowed. 

Shortly after, Raya stopped Francisco Conceicao's attempt from outside the penalty area as Porto surged forward.  

In the 83rd minute, Arteta substituted Gabriel Jesus, and the former Manchester City player almost scored with his first touch.