Arsenal were stunned in the dying moments of their last-16 Champions League clash, with Porto's Wenderson Galeno scoring a long-range beauty.
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Arsenal heading towards 0-0 drawGaleno scores 94th-minute stunnerGunners have it all to do at EmiratesWHAT HAPPENED?
Arsenal were heading towards a hard-earned draw on the road in a hotly-contested matchup on Wednesday evening. But Galeno took matters into his own hands in the fourth minute of stoppage time. The Brazilian picked up the ball on the left, lifted his head and curled a delightful effort out of the reach of a sprawling David Raya, in what was a stunning sucker punch to Mikel Arteta's side.
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Arsenal entered the match in stunning form, scoring 21 goals across five Premier League wins in 2024. But their European curse again came back to haunt them, with an inexperienced side on the continental stage unable to see the game out. Arteta's men now have a one-goal deficit to overturn at the Emirates in two weeks' time, as they look to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 – when Nicklas Bendtner was leading the line at the club.
WHAT NEXT?
Before that, though, Arteta's attentions will turn to catching up Liverpool at the Premier League summit, who moved four points clear with a 4-1 victory over Luton on Wednesday evening. The Gunners will hope to bounce back from this defeat and make it six league wins on the trot when they host Newcastle on Saturday.