Arsenal scaled through the second round fixture after defeating Porto 1-0 in regulation time before winning 4-2 on penalties to make the Champions League quarter-finals; last-16 tie.
Leandro Trossard’s first-half strike saw Gunners beat Portuguese side 1-0 in return leg at the Emirates and it finished 1-1 after regulation time.
Leandro Trossard, in for the injured Gabriel Martinelli on the left-hand side of Arsenal’s attack, levelled the tie up after the scoring four minutes before half-time with a low finish into the far corner after being found by Martin Odegaard’s delicious, disguised pass.
However, after Odegaard saw an effort controversially ruled out by referee Clement Turpin midway through the second half, the game went into extra-time and then to penalties.
Spanish goalie, David Raya was the hero, saving two spot-kicks as Arsenal beat Porto 4-2 on penalties to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals after their last-16 tie ended 1-1 on aggregate.
Meanwhile, Barcelona are also through to their first Champions League quarter-final in four years thanks to a hard-fought 3-1 win over Napoli in the second leg of their Round of 16 tie at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium on Tuesday night.
Barça made a phenomenal start, struggled mightily over the next 45 minutes of action, but finished the game strong to earn a well-deserved victory and move on to the Last Eight of Europe’s top competition.
The result meant that both Arsenal and Barcelona have made it to the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in many years.
