It seemed that the match between Arsenal and Porto would end in a draw, but Wenderson Galeno’s masterpiece ruined all of coach Mikel Arteta’s calculations.

Historically, Portugal has never been an easy place to find a victory for English teams. Therefore, even though Arsenal has had an extremely high scoring performance recently, they still choose a cautious playing style.

The first chance of the match came when Porto midfielder Wenderson Galeno missed the ball just a few meters away. It foretells that the Arsenal players will not have an easy day of competition.

In Dragao, Bukayo Saka was blockaded

There are always at least two blue-shirted shadows falling on the Gunners’ number 7 every time he holds the ball.

Saka lost the ball 13 times and was only successful in 4/12 duels.

Coach Mikel Arteta was clearly unhappy with his students’ performance in the first half.

However, the changes from Arteta came too slowly.

Arsenal’s two wing corridors do not overlap as well as usual. Meanwhile, Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz also did not meet the requirements.

Arsenal have had to find goals many times from set pieces, their strong point this season. However, Porto, under the command of veteran Pepe, played extremely focused.

Then, from a moment of inattention in stoppage time, Martinelli mispassed the ball, creating a counterattack for the home team. From a distance of 25 meters, Wenderson Galeno curled the ball into the far corner, scoring the only goal of the match. A 1-0 victory is a great preparation for Porto to go to England to play in the second leg.