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Arsenal winning 1-0 over FC Porto in the first half thanks to a goal from Leandro Trossard. The Gunners equalized the aggregate at 1-1.
Arsenal hosted FC Porto in the second leg of the round of 16 Liga Champions, Wednesday (13/3). Porto lead 1-0 on aggregate thanks to victory in the first leg.
The Gunners tried to take the initiative to attack. They had a chance when Declan Rice’s pass was hit by Ben White. However, his efforts still have not met the target.
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In the 16th minute, Arsenal tried to threaten when Bukayo Saka’s pass found Martin Odegaard. Odegaard’s shot also went wide.
Porto almost stole a goal in the 22nd minute. Evanilson’s opportunity was saved by David Raya.
Raya is back in action. This time, he was able to block a header from Galeno.
Arsenal appeared dominant. However, they had difficulty penetrating the Dragon’s back line.
The London Cannon were finally able to break the deadlock in the 41st minute. Odegaard’s through ball found Leandro Trossard who entered the penalty box from the left side.
Trossard’s low kick nestled into the left corner of Diogo Costa’s goal. Arsenal equalized 1-1 on aggregate.
The score was 1-0 for Arsenal’s advantage to last until the first half was over.
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