Arsenal must overturn a 1-0 deficit when they host Porto in the UEFA Champions Round of 16 at Emirates Stadium.
Galeno scored a brilliant winner in stoppage time to compound a listless showing from Mikel Arteta’s side in the first leg — one very much at odds with the free-scoring recent form that has propelled the Gunners to the top of the Premier League.
They are seeking to avoid a seventh consecutive exit in the first knockout round, with Arsenal’s 2009/10 defeat to Barcelona marking the previous occasion that they featured in the quarterfinals.
Sergio Conceicao’s Porto are third in the Primeira Liga behind Sporting CP and Benfica but are riding high having hammered rivals Benfica 5-0 since their win over Arsenal.
The Sporting News is following Arsenal vs. Porto live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.
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Arsenal vs Porto live score
| 1st Half | Goalscorers | |
| Arsenal | 1 (1) | Trossard 41′ |
| Porto | 0 (0) |
Lineups:
Arsenal (4-3-3, right to left): 22. David Raya (GK) — 4. Ben White, 2. William Saliba, 6. Gabriel, 15. Jakub Kiwior — 41. Declan Rice, 20. Jorginho, 8. Martin Odegaard — 7. Bukayo Saka, 29. Kai Havertz, 19. Leandro Trossard.
Porto (4-2-3-1, right to left): 99. Diogo Costa (GK) — 23. Joao Mario, 3. Pepe, 31. Otavio, 18. Wendell — 22. Alan Valera, 16. Nico Gonzalez — 10. Francisco Conceicao, 11. Pepe, 13. Wenderson Galeno — 30. Evanilson.
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Arsenal vs Porto live updates, highlights, and commentary
43rd minute: Conceicao cuts inside and tries to fire back for Porto, Laudable ambition but the shot is appalling. Pepe the midfielder needs treatment after a scything challenge from Gabriel.
41st minute: GGGOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!!! Leandro Trossard!!!
Breakthrough for Arsenal. Odegaard snaffles a second ball and orchestrates this one beautifully, carrying the ball across the pitch and outfoxing Joao Mario with a cute pass to Trossard, who is played onside by Pepe and finishes coolly.
40th minute: Joao Mario on a storming run from right-back but he has a mix-up with Conceicao and his pass is nowhere near the right winger.
39th minute: Porto calm under pressure as Evanilson comes all the way back to help them play out. Galeno spins Saliba to get onto Otavio’s curling pass. The Arsenal centre-back hauls him down and is booked. The crowd feel edgy.
32nd minute: Saka wins a free-kick from Gonzalez. Costa gets a punch to Odegaard’s delivery. It’s not entirely convincing. Saka wins a corner. Pepe gets himself into some japes with the Arsenal fans behind the goal, living his best life.
30th minute: Rice whips towards the near post and Porto clear.
29th minute: Another well-constructed Porto attack and Raya does very well to pouch Galano’s header back across goal with Evanilson lurking. Back come Arsenal and Pepe heads White’s teasing cross out of the goalmouth before colliding with the post.
27th minute: Trossard scampers down the left and crosses for Rice, who glances past the near post and clonks his nose on Pepe’s shoulder for his troubles.
22nd minute: Evanilson holds his run for the cutback and fires goalwards. Excellent save from Raya and a huge warning for Arteta’s men.
19th minute: Arsenal free-kick on the right flank. A long conflab between Rice and Odegaard. Gabriel ends up volleying over after the Porto defence push right up to catch their opponents offside. All fun and games.
16th minute: At the other end, Evanilson is onto a long ball and fashions something from nothing, skimming a shot wide from just outside the box.
15th minute: Trossard with an in-swinging cross form the right and Wendell outmuscles Saka to make a vital headed challenge. Arsenal warming to their task.
14th minute: Arsenal work it short and Saka tees up Odegaard for a low drive wide form the edge of the box.
13th minute: Saka cuts inside past Gonzalez and shoots. Costa makes a complete mess of the shot, scrambles out to avert the corner and only causes more chaos inside his box. Odegaard is crowded out and the hosts win a corner. Really worth your time, Diogo!
10 minutes: Porto have enjoyed in excess of 60% possession. Not sure that was in the script. Odegaard aims a cross in from the right but that redoubtable old-timer Pepe gets a defensive headers in.
6th minute: Porto attack and Galeno takes a good long time over a throw-in. That will absolutely be part of the schtick.
4th minute: Wendell with a good old-fashioned ball-and-man tackle on Saka. As far as statements of intent go, that’s a strong one. Trossard has the ball on the left and his deep cross is bet by White, with the right-back’s header landing on the roof of the net.
1st minute: We’re underway under a blanket of flare smoke. The travelling Porto fans have very much come to the party.
5 mins before kickoff: Here come the teams, out into a crackling Emirates Stadium atmosphere.
20 mins before kickoff: Despite the need to potentially chase the game, Arteta has retained Jorginho alongside Declan Rice and skipper Martin Odegaard in midfield. It might feel like an overly defensive selection on paper but the deep-lying Italy playmaker gives the Gunners lovely balance in midfield, allowing Rice to operate as a powerful attacking runner. Jorginho made his first Premier League start in almost three months when the Gunners reignited their season with a 3-1 win over Liverpool and he was similarly influential in the 4-1 success against Newcastle. He could have a very big couple of months coming up.
40 mins before kickoff: Porto have played 22 games against English teams on English soil in European competitions and are yet to taste victory, losing 19. However, one of those draws happened 20 years ago and remains one of the two-time European champions’ most famous triumphs, when Costinha’s last-minute equaliser at Old Trafford sent Manchester United crashing out of the Champions League. Jose Mourinho went tearing down the touchline and you know the rest.
🇵🇹🔵 20 YEARS AGO TODAY… 🔝
Porto’s last minute goal at Old Trafford to send them to the UCL quarter-finals.
Wait for Mourinho’s celebration! 😅 pic.twitter.com/BrVk1WzBwt
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) March 9, 2024
55 mins before kickoff: Porto are unchanged from the first leg. Iran striker Mehdi Taremi returns to the bench following a thigh strain.
🔵⚪ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐗𝐈 📋🐉#AFCFCP #UCL pic.twitter.com/NbiEfJv5Xm
— FC Porto (@FCPorto) March 12, 2024
1 hour before kickoff: The teams are in and here’s the Arsenal lineup. David Raya returns in goal as expected. Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus all among the substitutes.
🔴 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ⚪️
🧤 Raya between the sticks
🧱 Saliba at the back
🪄 Havertz leads the lineLet’s make it count, Gunners 👊 pic.twitter.com/tjb6rvXTn7
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) March 12, 2024
1 hr 20 mins before kickoff: Unlike Arsenal, Porto are off the pace in their domestic title race. A fractious presidential election next month is likely to add to off-field turbulence but head coach Sergio Conceicao is the sort of combative streetfighting type who you sense would relish pulling off a famous victory in these circumstances.
1 hr 40 mins before kickoff: To put it into some context, the last time Arsenal reached the Champions League quarterfinals, Mikel Arteta was still about a year and a half removed from becoming an Arsenal player. Of course, he went on to become a crowd favourite and club captain before returning as manager.
“That’s the opportunity that we have, in front of our people and in our stadium,” said of ambitions to end the Gunners’ quarterfinal wait. “For 96 minutes bring your energy, bring your noise and let’s do it together.”
2 hours before kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Arsenal vs. Porto in the Champions League. Despite nursing a 1-0 deficit the Gunners are favourites to progress. However, this is the Round of 16 in Europe’s premier competition.
Time to stand up and be counted.
Bring the noise. Bring the energy. Bring the passion. pic.twitter.com/rhIwzGi6Vx
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) March 12, 2024
Arsenal vs Porto kick off time
This Champions League clash takes place at the Emirates Stadium in London, UK and kicks off on Tuesday, March 12 at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Tue, Mar. 12 | 4:00 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Tue, Mar. 12 | 4:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Tue, Mar. 12 | 8:00 p.m. GMT |
| India | Wed, Mar. 13 | 1:30 a.m. IST |
Arsenal vs Porto lineups, team news
Arteta will recall David Raya to the starting XI after the goalkeeper was ineligible to face his parent club in the 2-1 Premier League weekend win over Brentford.
Gabriel Martinelli hasn’t shaken off a foot injury, while fellow Brazilian Gabriel Jesus could come off the bench if goals are needed as the night wears on.
Arsenal (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior — Rice, Jorginho, Odegaard — Saka, Havertz, Trossard.
Arsenal subs (12): Ramsdale (GK), Hein (GK), Partey, Jesus, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Cedric, Tomiyasu, Vieira, Nelson, Elneny, Zinchenko.
Porto head coach Sergio Conceicao has striker Mehdi Taremi back on the bench following a thigh strain. Conceicao opted to stick with the Xi that did the job first time around.
Porto (4-2-3-1 right to left): Costa (GK) — Mario, Pepe, Otavio, Wendell — Valera, Gonzalez — Conceicao, Pepe, Galeno — Evanilson.
Porto subs (12): Claudio Ramos (GK), Fabio Cardoso, Eustaquio, Grujic, Taremi, Sanchez, Jaime, Namaso, Romario Baro, Toni Martinez, Goncalo Borges, Ze Pedro.
Arsenal vs Porto live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Champions League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | — | Paramount+, ViX, |
| Canada | — |
DAZN |
| UK | TNT Sports 1 | discovery+ |
| India | — | JioTV, Sony LIV |
| Australia | — | Stan Sport |
