He Arsenaldirected by Mikel Artetaadvanced this Tuesday to the quarterfinals of the Champions League by eliminating on penalties Port (4-2). It is the first time that he has achieved this since he entered this phase in 2010.

The tie, tied at one after 180 minutes thanks to a goal from Leandro Trossard In the first half, it was decided in the penalty shootout, where the English team scored all their shots and David Raya stopped two to Wendell and Galen.

Those of Mikel Arteta they suffered against the team Sergio Conceicao, who held his own and was strong in defense. Despite Trossard He scored in the 41st minute, after a good pass from Martin Odegaard between three defenders, Arsenal could not find peace. After the break, Odegaard He scored the Gunners’ second in the 67th minute, although it was ultimately worthless because Havertz He had grabbed the visiting defender’s shirt tightly.

Barcelona 3 – 1 Naples

He FC Barcelona of Iñigo Martínez They will also be in the quarterfinals of the European competition, beating Napoli (3-1) this Tuesday at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. Thus, the Catalan team made it to the quarterfinals after three years of absence, with a very serious match.

Fermín and Cancelo scored Barcelona’s first two goals, in the 15th and 17th minutes. The first of them was a low cross shot from a pass from Raphinha that was impossible for Meret. And the Italian goalkeeper couldn’t do anything either when, after Raphinha sent a ball to the post, Cancelo collected the rebound to score into an empty goal.

In the 30th minute, Napoli closed the gap, thanks to a goal from Rrahmani, but Lewandoski put the final score at 3-1 seven minutes from time, achieving the victory that gave them the pass to Barcelona.

Source: Eitb

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