LONDON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hailed a magic night as his side held their nerve to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with a penalty-shootout victory over Porto on Tuesday (Mar 12).
Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 - Second Leg - Arsenal v FC Porto - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - March 12, 2024 Arsenal's Declan Rice celebrates after the match Action Images via Reuters/Andrew BoyersLONDON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hailed a magic night as his side held their nerve to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with a penalty-shootout victory over Porto on Tuesday .
"A magic night. We expected a really tough opponent. It's very difficult to generate momentum and that's credit to ," Arteta told reporters. The Spaniard proved the hero on a tense night as he kept out Galeno's penalty to spark wild celebrations. "This means everything. You play football for these kind of things and I'm lucky to be playing for Arsenal."