After a 1-0 win for Arsenal on Wednesday night and 1-1 on aggregate, the round of 16 in the Champions League between Arsenal and Porto went to a penalty shoot-out. There, Martin Ødegaard went first, and the captain took responsibility and put the penalty safely into the goal. When Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya saved two penalties – while all Arsenal penalties went on target – victory was a fact for Arsenal. The London club are all set for the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since the 2009/10 season. Ødegaard magic After the overtime strike in the away game three weeks ago, Arsenal had to score at home in London. Just before the break it came, with Martin Ødegaard as architect. It happened after a long ball up in Porto’s half, where Ødegaard picked it up. With a brilliant first touch, he pulled free from three players, before playing out to Trossard on the left. The Belgian quickly played in again to Ødegaard, who with some lightning-quick touches of the ball got rid of the pressure of Francisco Conceição. Then the drammenser showed his brilliant overview by dotting the ball between three players and through to Trossard in the field. The winger did zero shame in the preparation, and wide-sided the ball into the far corner. – Talk about being the opener and setting up the scoring on your own, commented national team assistant Brede Hangeland on the TV 2 broadcast and concluded: – It’s world class. – He sends the ball through the eye of the needle. A Kevin De Bruyne pass. Brilliant game by Ødegaard, said former Arsenal and England player Paul Merson on Sky Sports. ART OF PASSING: Manchester City player Kevin De Bruyne is known for his good passes, and Ødegaard has time and again been compared to the Belgian. Photo: PHIL NOBLE / Reuters – Absolutely fantastic by Martin Ødegaard. He weights that pass perfectly, says TV 2 expert Solveig Gulbrandsen. – Work of art, was football expert Lars Tjernås’s verdict on X over the pass to Ødegaard. Canceled Ødegaard goal Halfway through the second half, Ødegaard was once again involved offensively for Arsenal. Kai Havertz ended up in a duel with Porto stopper Pepe – who, at 41 years and 15 days, is the oldest outfield player in the Champions League – before the ball fell into the legs of Ødegaard. The Arsenal captain lifted the ball precisely over the keeper, and cheers for the goal erupted over the stadium and for Ødegaard. Soon after, the referee blew for tearing the shirt of Havertz at Pepe. – There is contact, but it is the smallest contact in the jersey. I think the referee saved Pepe’s fool there. “There wasn’t that much contact in my opinion,” the former England stopper said on BBC Radio. First since 2010 The round of 16 tie against Porto was Arsenal’s first Champions League knock-out games since 2017. It was the last of 14 straight seasons for Arsenal in the knockout rounds of Europe’s biggest club competition, but since then they have only played in the Europa League. In 2017, Arsenal were eliminated in the round of 16 after losing 2-8 on aggregate to Bayern Munich, and it was actually the seventh time in a row that Arsenal went out in that round. Arsenal were thus chasing advancement to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since the 2009/10 season. At that time, Porto was also the opponent in the round of 16. Arsenal in the Champions League: So far Arsenal have made it in the Champions League in the 2000s:2023/24: Ready for the quarter-finals2016/17: Round of 162015/16: Round of 162014/15: Round of 162013/14: Round of 162012/13: Round of 162011/12: Round of 162010/11: Round of 16 2009/10: Quarter-final 2008/09: Semi-final 2007/08: Quarter-final 2006/07 Round of 16 2005/06: Losing finalist 2004/05: Round of 16 2003/04: Quarter-final 2002/03: Group stage 22001/02: Group stage 22000/01: Quarter-final PS! Arsenal did not qualify for the Champions League between 2018 and 2023. This is how you’ve never seen the hockey players 00:45 VAR resistance is increasing: This is how video refereeing can be removed 02:02 Here’s where it goes wrong: – Is it possible? 00:50 The Olympic champion says goodbye: – He is crying before the race 00:39 Show more
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