The fans have hope that there club will clinch on good records this season, no matter how they flop, good records will always be obtainable. Mikel Arteta will be held responsible for any significant changes that does happen in the club, be it positive or negative. The attacking positions is active but it do have slight issues, no club will become too easy for Gunners to handle, because in the first place, they lack the necessary qualities of an elite club in UCL football. Arsenal are growing weaker in matches regarding EPL and that's not a good thing that should happen to them.
They can't be saying no matter how much they flopp they will still be able to clinch a good record this season because in the end, the results gotten by the end of the season is what matters the most as no one would really want to talk about how well they have performed if there's no results to show for it at the end of the season.
The attacking position of the gunners looks very active but they need a good strike force and this January transfer windows is an opportunity for them to fix that if not it will affect their results in the champions league because the champions league at this point is going to be thougher than it was at the group stage but they can still get to the finals if only they work on their lapsis at this point just before the commencement of the next stage of the champions league again.
If you look at it statistically, the opportunity between Porto and Arsenal are still 50 50 because Porto cannot be underestimated, he is playing well in the domestic league, just like Arsenal is also performing well in the Premier League. But unfortunately Arsenal has experienced a unsatisfactory results recently, but I think Mikel Arteta already understands the team mistakes were the lack of a sharp attack line and a back line that was not good at maintaining the defense. So that it was easy for the opposing team to read to break into Arsenal defense.
Yes Arsenal need a more productive striker from now on and Mikel Arteta should have thought about this to recruit new players in the transfer market to strengthen the team performance, I thinks if Arsenal can be better than now it is possible that he can still qualify for the next round and beat Porto.
Every team in the Champions League knockout round is strong. Every team has proved their ability in the group stage matches. So there is no opportunity to underestimate any team here.
Considering the squad, Arsenal team can be put ahead of Porto. Premier League teams are always considered favourites. However, there is no chance of underestimating the Porto team either. Porto's players have the ability to beat Arsenal.
Although Porto may not be at the top of the table in Liga Portugal, their performance is quite strong. The defense of this team is also strong. Breaking down Porto's defense will be challenging for Arsenal's players. So it seems that both the teams have equal chances to win this match.