Arsenal and Barca win tickets to the quarter-finals in dramatic fashion

Barca struggled to reach the quarter-finals of the European Cup C1

In the first leg in Italy, Barca did not play well and were held to a 1-1 draw by Napoli. Therefore, coach Xavi's team had to win at home to qualify for the next round.

Coach Xavi fielded the strongest possible lineup for this match and did not hesitate to attack right after the opening whistle. Under the pressure created by Barca, Napoli's defense could not hold firm.

In the 15th minute, Barca launched a very good attack on the left wing. Raphinha entered the penalty area and then made a very favorable pass for Fermín López to score the opening goal of the match.

Barca struggled to reach the quarter-finals of the European Cup C1 (Photo: Reuters)

Exactly 2 minutes after opening the scoring, Barca doubled the gap in a quick attack. Raphinha dribbled the ball at high speed into the penalty area and then launched a tricky curling shot past the Porto goalkeeper, but the post denied the goal. Luckily for Barca, the ball bounced right to Cancelo, who tapped the ball in accurately to make it 2-0.

After being 2 goals behind, Napoli were forced to chase, so the Italian representative pushed up the field, putting significant pressure on Barca's field. In the 30th minute, the away team reduced the score to 1-2 thanks to Amir Rrahmani.

In the second half, Napoli continued to cause trouble for Barca. However, in the 83rd minute, Barca had an excellent attack, the ball fell to Robert Lewandowski, this striker tapped the ball close to the goal to seal a 3-1 victory, thereby bringing Barca to the quarter-finals, with a 4-2 aggregate win after 2 matches.

"Spiderman" David Raya takes Arsenal to the quarter-finals

In the remaining match at Emirates Stadium, Arsenal had a lot of trouble against Porto's difficult play. It was not until the 41st minute of the match after a great pass from Martin Ødegaard that Leandro Trossard scored the opening goal for the home team.

At this point, the score after 2 matches is 1-1, so Arsenal still needs more goals to win the ticket to the next round. Therefore, coach Mikel Arteta instructed his students to actively control the ball and attack Porto's goal.

Arsenal beat Porto on penalties to enter the quarter-finals of the European Cup 1 (Photo: Reuters).

However, on a day when Porto's defense played with concentration under the command of veteran Pepe, Arsenal could not score more goals in regular time.

In the two extra periods, Arsenal continued to attack in search of a goal, but were unsuccessful, so the two teams had to enter a penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, goalkeeper David Raya became the hero for Arsenal when he successfully blocked two Porto shots to help Arsenal win 4-2, thereby securing a ticket to the quarter-finals.

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