Loss Champions League Round of 16: FC Porto 1 - 0 Arsenal | Wednesday 21st February | KO: 20:00 GMT | TNT Sports

Prediction

Porto 0-2 Arsenal

 

[Gooner Zig]

I think we draw 1-1 and beat them at home. It’s not easy to win away from in the CL

Yeah agree - if we win it'll be a tight 1-0 or 2-1 imo

 

[boxerumble]

It really isn't. The league doesn't have Real Madrid, Atletico, PSG, Milan Clubs, etc. It has utter dross like West Ham and Burnley.

These are great teams. Not to be underestimated at all. There's a reason we've never won the champions league. It's very competitive. It's not a competition you rotate for. It's not a competition you can have an offday.

Yeah, I’d take facing anyone but Atletico. We’d get bullied all over the pitch and it also gives me some bad flashbacks

 

[Gooner Zig]

Yeah, I’d take facing anyone but Atletico. We’d get bullied all over the pitch and it also gives me some bad flashbacks

This team doesn't get bullied anymore mate.

 

[Artemis]

This team doesn't get bullied anymore mate.

Except Ødegaard.

I hate to say it.

 

[Artemis]

Porto supporters aren't full of confidence:

Don't tell the "iT's OkAy tO bE KnOcKEd OuT bY PoRto!" Arsenal "fans".

It's amazing how fans of other teams rate Arsenal much higher than some Arsenal "fans" on this forum. They're already providing cover for Arteta in case he gets knocked by Porto. Embarrassing.

 

[Rasmi]

Don't tell the "iT's OkAy tO bE KnOcKEd OuT bY PoRto!" Arsenal "fans".

It's amazing how fans of other teams rate Arsenal much higher than some Arsenal "fans" on this forum. They're already providing cover for Arteta in case he gets knocked by Porto. Embarrassing.

He got knocked out by sporting last season. It’s not unthinkable same happens here.

 

[Artemis]

He got knocked out by sporting last season. It’s not unthinkable same happens here.

Please don't! Lol

I don't even want to think about it.

Arteta's European record so far is a disaster. If it continues, then I don't see how I can back him much longer. Because he's never going to get us the PL. So the only real hope is the CL.

I put all the eggs in the CL basket because we are not winning the PL with Arteta no matter how long he stays. I don't think he has the consistency.

 

[Dennis_Bergkamp_10]

He got knocked out by sporting last season. It’s not unthinkable same happens here.

It's always a possibility. City lost against Lyon and Sp**s before.

 

[TheEliteMaster100_]

Big test on the team and the gaffer, Porto nearly knocked out Inter last season.

 

[freeglennhelder2]

Not for Arsenal.

You're speaking on the Arsenal of the past. This is Arsenal 2.0

Are you sure In a two-legged cup competition where you also have the luck of the draw and the Euro giants are not quite what they once were we don't have a greater chance than a straight 13-game shootout with Liverpool and Man City where we have the most difficult run-in out of the three sides?

COYG!

 

[TH14shahriar]

Big test on the team and the gaffer, Porto nearly knocked out Inter last season.

Don't know about that brother, I remember both games, close if you look at the goals and results, but Inter clearly the better team. Second leg they just defended and got a draw, Porto had a lot of possession and some chances at the end of the game.

 

[A_G]

Their best striker @Makingtrax

 

[TH14shahriar]

Their best striker @Makingtrax

He's not been good this season, Porto fans wanted him gone in January. But still good, he's a player that can turn up for CL.

 

[Makingtrax]

Their best striker @Makingtrax

 

[Beany]

Porto supporters aren't full of confidence:

Do the Portuguese actually speak like they live in the 16th Century, or is this just a Google translate issue…

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Do the Portuguese actually speak like they live in the 16th Century, or is this just a Google translate issue…

"Arsenal are a great team & our holes are huge".

Conclusive proof of my theory that every football forum has it's own variant of @Riou

 

[razörist]

City smoke this type of team 0-4

We should too

 

[Gooner Zig]

Want to see Jorginho in MF for this - we have a lot of young players, many of them have never been in a CL knock out tie before. Think he gives our group some much needed on field experience.

 

[North5]

God I missed the Champo. 14 years since our last knock out win? ffs.

We gotta go far this year and put ourselves back in the big boy club

 

[Dennis_Bergkamp_10]

Their best striker @Makingtrax

Do the Portuguese actually speak like they live in the 16th Century, or is this just a Google translate issue…

Haha just Google translate