On the morning of March 13, the two penultimate matches in the second leg of the 1/8 round of the UEFA Champions League took place, thereby determining two more teams to reach the quarter-finals.
The 1/8 round of the European Cup has reached its final matches and the top teams entering the quarterfinals have gradually appeared. This morning, March 13, all eyes were on the two matches involving Barcelona and Arsenal.
In the match between Barca and Napoli, the one-sided match took place right from the first minutes of play. Xavi’s army dominated the competition thanks to home field advantage and superior quality squad.
When the clock reached the 17th minute, the score was 2-0 for Barca after 2 consecutive goals from Firmin Lopez (15) and Joao Cancelo (17).
Napoli rekindled hope of turning the tide after Amir Rrahmani scored to shorten the score to 1-2 in the 30th minute. However, that was all the Serie A club could do in this match. because Barca played better in the second half and had a goal to set the score 3-1 by Lewandowski (83).
With a 3-1 victory after 90 minutes in the second leg and a total score of 4-2 after two matches, the Catalan team went straight to the quarterfinals.
In the remaining match, Arsenal played very hard at home against Porto after losing 0-1 in the first leg. Leandro Trossard’s opening goal in the 41st minute seemed like it would help the Gunners easily defeat Porto after 90 minutes, but it didn’t.
On the 11th spot, Arsenal was the more brave team, successfully executing all 4 kicks. Meanwhile, Wendell and Galeno on Porto’s side took turns failing. In particular, Gunners goalkeeper David Raya played excellently by successfully blocking both kicks mentioned above.
In the end, Arsenal won 4-2 on penalties against Porto, thereby winning a ticket to the quarter-finals of this season’s UEFA Champions League.
List of 6/8 teams reaching the quarter-finals of the 2023/24 C1 Cup
- Manchester City
- Bayern Munich
- PSG
- Real Madrid
- Barcelona
- Arsenal
