Meanwhile, for the Arsenal vs Porto match, even though the match only ended in a penalty shootout. And Arsenal succeeded in winning. But I think that Porto is really strong. Their defense was completely unshakable. But I know all that thanks to the senior defender and can also be said to be the legendary defender from Portugal, namely Pepe. He helps coordinate the defense well. And I am amazed that he is no longer young but he is still able to become an irreplaceable defender.
I didn't think Porto could play this well. Even they can make it difficult for Arsenal. The possession of the ball is also not much different, which means that Porto also plays open. It even seems that Porto play more effectively, he can make 3 shots on target while Arsenal can only 4 shots on target. Of course, this victory destroyed the bad tradition of failing to enter the quarterfinals. They had to wait 14 years to enter the quarterfinals.
I expected anything I saw in this match because of the consistency of the both teams, checking their previous matches the both are engaged in accumulation of goals in every match they played, Porto performance was so incredible to even play the extra time. Arsenal really show how strong they are this season and the show that they are ready for this competition after failing to make it to this stage for a long period of time, I strongly believe they can make it to final if they can even improve in their consistency sky will be their limit.
Who knows if the quarter final stage will be the last stage for Arsenal, because the competition is getting tougher and only the strong and lucky club will stand and the weak will crash out. Arsenal proved their consistency in yesterday's match, which enabled them to reach the penalty shootout.
The penalty shootout was in their favor as they were able to score all four goals, while Porto scored just two. After 10 years Arsenal were able to reach the quarter final stage and I hope that they can move on to the semifinals.
Inter are favorite to win today's game, since they are stronger than Inter currently, and would not want to accept defeat.