Luuk De Jong (33) is doing his job perfectly this season:
35 games
28 goals
11 assists
Incredible! ![]()
Best save success rates in the #UCL this season (3+ apps, remaining teams only):
◎ 90% - Yann Sommer
◎ 87.5% - Andriy Lunin
◎ 83.9% - Jan Oblak
◎ 81.8% - Marc-André ter Stegen
◎ 78.3% - Gregor Kobel
Arsenal are in the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time in seven years and they’ve lost their last seven trips to the last 16. On a mission to banish the demons ![]()
Napoli XI: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Jesus, Olivera; Lobotka, Anguissa, Cajuste; Politano, Kvaratskhelia, Osimhen.
Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Koundé, Araújo, Martínez, Cancelo; Christensen, De Jong, Gündogan; Yamal, Pedri, Lewandowski.
Porto XI: Diogo Costa; João Mário, Pepe, Otávio, Wendell; Alan Varela, Nico González; Galeno, Pepê, Conceição; Evanilson.
Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli.
16 - Lamine Yamal will tonight become the youngest ever player to appear in a knockout stage game in the UEFA Champions League (16y 223d v Napoli). Phenom.
Victor Osimhen has made 4 appearances in the #UCL knockout stages in his career:
v Eintracht Frankfurt
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v Eintracht Frankfurt
v Milan
v Barcelona
Napoli’s man for the big occasion strikes again! ![]()
Robert Lewandowski scores Barcelona’s first Champions League knock-out stage goal for over three years. ![]()
Messi was the last goal-scorer.
Galeno has been directly involved in more Champions League goals than any other player this season (8):
◎ 6 games
◉ 5 goals
◎ 3 assists
A stunner against Arsenal. ![]()
90 - Galeno has scored the first ever 90th-minute winning goal conceded by Arsenal in a UEFA Champions League game, and FC Porto’s latest winner on record (from 2003-04, excl. extra-time) in a match in the competition (93:22). Stunned.
Arsenal have now lost five consecutive UCL knockout stage matches:
0–2 Barcelona (2016)
1–3 Barcelona (2016)
1–5 Bayern (2017)
1–5 Bayern (2017)
0–1 Porto (2024)
Old habits die hard. ![]()
Arsenal have scored 21 goals in the Premier League in 2024.
They had zero shots on target vs. Porto in the Champions League last-16 first-leg ![]()
Robert Lewandowski is the first Barcelona player to score a Champions League knockout-stage goal since Lionel Messi in March 2021 ![]()
Pedri assisted both goals ![]()
Robert Lewandowski scores Barcelona’s first Champions League knockout goal in 1,078 days.
Drought over ![]()