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And after that there were 6.
Toolbox and Barcelona advanced to the UCL quarterfinals on Tuesday, with the Gunners whipping Porto 1-0 (1-1 aggregate, 4-2 charges) and Barca knocking off Napoli 3-1 (4-2 aggregate).
Listed below, we’ll break down the day’s winners and losers.
Winner: David Raya
There were some concerns being asked by advocates and footy experts alike when Arsenal signed David Raya this summertime provided the existence of Aaron Ramsdale at the club.
Consider them responded to.
The Arsenal goalkeeper stopped 2 shots in the charge shootout, moving his group into the quarterfinals.
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Toolbox now go back to the Champions League quarterfinals for the very first time considering that 2010. It wasn’t quite versus Porto, however Raya stood high.
Loser: Porto’s Passive Strategy
It ended up being apparent relatively rapidly that Porto’s method was to safeguard intensely and hang on for dear life to its 1-0 benefit in aggregate, a desire that Leandro Trossard ended in the 41st minute with the match’s only objective.
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Therefore Porto’s technique moved … to protecting intensely, hanging on for dear life and betting a charge shootout.
Credit goes to Porto for playing outstanding defense in both ties, mucking up the midfield and loading package versus Arsenal’s exceptional skill. Tactically, it was the sort of efficiency that would’ve left José Mourinho and Diego Simeone smiling from ear to ear. Porto took the method of a coiled snake, safeguarding their area versus Arsenal’s remarkable assaulting skill and awaiting a minute to strike.
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Still can’t think the last time there was a Champions League charge shootout was EIGHT YEARS AGO
Playing for the coin turn of a charge shootout likewise reveals an absence of aspiration, and it was Porto who ended up bitten in the end. Porto played their butts off, however the more enthusiastic side is carrying on.
Winner: Barcelona’s Youth Movement Leading the Club Back to UCL Contention
The La Liga giants have not reached the UCL quarters considering that 2020. They ended that dry spell thanks to their young weapons.
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Fermín López, all of 20 years old, scored the video game’s very first objective.
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Pau Cubarsí, a 17-year-old, was dazzling in defense.
