Champions League: Porto Leaves It Late Against Arsenal As Galeno’s Strike Separates Both Sides

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A very late goal put Porto in the driving seat in their Champions League tie against Arsenal on Wednesday night

The Gunners were stunned as Galeno scored in stoppage time to give Porto the advantage from the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

The Brazilian winger took a few touches to set himself before curling a wonderful finish into the net, past the despairing full-stretch dive of David Raya.


Sergio Conceicao’s home side should have been ahead at the break after Galeno hit a shot off the post and somehow put the rebound wide.


That was a huge let-off for Arsenal, but Galeno made no mistake in the fourth added minute at the end of the game.


The Gunners dominated possession but failed to have a single shot on target in the match, with William Saliba and Kai Havertz heading wide from corners.


The second leg will take place at Emirates Stadium on 12 March, when Arsenal will aim to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2009-10.


Arsenal are just the fifth side to lose five successive knockout stage games in the Champions League


Porto sit third in the Liga Portugal, seven points behind Benfica and Sporting Lisbon, but they were always in control against Arsenal, who have yet to win at the Estadio do Dragao in four attempts, drawing once and now losing on three occasions.



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