PORTO. Porto snatched a late win Arsenal 1-0 after W. Galeno scored just 1 goal (90′). Arsenal was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 49,111 spectators. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the assistance of Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Joey Kooij. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.06 degrees Celsius or 59.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Arsenal had a superior ball possession 65% while Porto was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 0 were on target. Even so, Porto was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Porto shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal shot 7 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Porto received 3 yellow cards (Nicolás González, Francisco Conceição and Francisco Conceição ). Regarding the opposition, Arsenal received 3 yellow cards (Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jakub Kiwior).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Porto has 12 points like FC Barcelona to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Arsenal will stays with 13 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Porto will play away against Arsenal on the 12th of March with a 3-3 head to head.
Arsenal will host Porto on the 12th of March with a 3-3 head to head stats.
Porto and Arsenal will play the return match on the at the
Porto – Formation
Porto
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Porto started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição decided to play with the following team: Diogo Costa , João Mário , Pepe , O. Ataide da Silva , Wendell , Alan Varela , Nicolás González , Francisco Conceição , Pepê , Wenderson Galeno and Evanilson .
The home team had on the bench: Fabio Cardoso, Stephen Eustáquio, Marko Grujić, Cláudio Ramos, Jorge Sánchez, Iván Jaime , Danny Namaso, André Franco, Romário Baró, Toni Martínez , Gonçalo Borges and Zé Pedro.
Porto could not rely on the presence of Stephen Eustáquio (injured).
Substitutions
Porto made 4 changes: Nicolás González for Iván Jaime (81′), Wendell for Stephen Eustáquio (90′), Francisco Conceição for Gonçalo Borges (85′) and Evanilson for Toni Martínez (85′).
Player of the match: Wendell
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Porto was Wendell even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 18 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: David Raya , Ben White , William Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Jakub Kiwior , Martin Ødegaard , Declan Rice , Kai Havertz , Bukayo Saka , Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli .
They had on the bench: Aaron Ramsdale, Emile Smith Rowe, Edward Nketiah, Cédric Soares, Jorginho , Fábio Vieira, R. Nelson, Mohamed Elneny, K. Hein, Ethan Nwaneri, J. Sweet and A. Heaven.
Substitutions
Arsenal made only 1 change substituting Leandro Trossard for Jorge Luiz Frello Filho (74′).
Player of the match: Bukayo Saka
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Bukayo Saka.
His rating is with 28 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
