Arsenal 1-0 Porto (agg 1-1) – Arsenal win 4-2 on penalties

Arsenal 1-0 Porto (agg 1-1) – Arsenal win 4-2 on penalties

Arsenal through to quarter-finals after penalty shootout win!

Odegaard had second-half effort controversially ruled out

Trossard scored from brilliant Odegaard pass to level tie on agg

Goalkeeper & Defence

David Raya (10/10):

Radiated composure to the rest of the back four in normal time, barring one fumble. Heroic in the shootout, saving one superbly and getting his hand to another.

Ben White (6/10):

Beaten by a few balls over the top, but generally put in another solid display, balancing his attacking and defensive responsibilities well.

William Saliba (5/10):

Looked overwhelmed by the occasion at times and made a string of uncharacteristic, unforced errors.

Gabriel Magalhaes (7/10):

Made a couple of important interventions. More comfortable in possession than his defensive partner.

Jakub Kiwior (6/10):

Made very few errors, and was helpful in possession without doing anything too flashy.

Midfield

Declan Rice (6/10):

Pushed into a more advanced role and was full of attacking endeavor, but not a great deal came off for him. Confident penalty.

Jorginho (7/10):

Conducted things nicely for much of the game, positioning his team-mates and keeping the ball ticking over.

Martin Odegaard (8/10):

Picked the rusty Porto lock with an unbelievable pass. Remained Arsenal’s best chance of creating a goal throughout and steered an effort just wide himself. Of course he scored his penalty too.

Attack

Bukayo Saka (5/10):

Not up to his usual high standards. Decision-making and execution in the final third was off all evening. At least he was reliable from 12 yards.

Kai Havertz (5/10):

Drifted in and out of proceedings, sometimes frustrating with his lack of movement. His foul on Pepe, which led to a goal being ruled out, was unnecessary too. Ice cool spot-kick, however.

Leandro Trossard (7/10):

Showed flashes of brilliance in the first half before finishing well for the opener. Delivery was pretty good all night.

Subs & Manager

Gabriel Jesus (6/10):

Nearly scored with his first touch, but his effort was smothered by Costa. Kept plugging away.

Oleksandr Zinchenko (5/10):

Came on in the second half of extra-time and made a couple of mistakes.

Eddie Nketiah (5/10):

Pretty ineffectual in an admittedly brief cameo.

Mikel Arteta (6/10):

Set up his side to target the space in wide areas and it was fairly effective. Probably waited too long to freshen it up with subs, but his decision to replace Ramsdale this summer was further vindicated by Raya’s fireworks.