Arsenal are happy after confirming their victory on the 13th. / Yonhap News Reuters
England’s Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya (29, Spain) blocks the fourth shot from the penalty spot by Portugal’s FC Porto Galeno (27, Brazil). Arsenal’s home stadium, London’s Emirates Stadium, was full of enthusiasm. It was a big achievement after 14 years. The Arsenal players ran over and hugged Raya and cheered together.
Arsenal progressed to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 14 years after a fierce battle that went down to penalties in the 13th. Arsenal, who had lost 0-1 in the first leg, took a 1-0 lead in the second leg of the round of 16 on this day thanks to a goal by Leandro Trossar (30, Belgium) in the 42nd minute, and in dramatically winning 4-2 in a penalty kick with no result
Arsenal suffered in the round of 16 of the Champions League for seven consecutive seasons from the 2010-2011 season to the 2016-2017 season. As soon as they passed the group stage, they collapsed at the first hurdle of the tournament. Specifically, in the 2016-2017 season, which is the last season, they faced Bayern Munich from Germany and lost the first and second games by a big score of 2 to 10. And after that, they could not even aged to progress to the Champions League tournament. On this day, Arsenal’s home fans were buzzing with excitement as they progressed to the quarter-finals for the first time in 14 years.
On the same day, Barcelona, Spain, also won 3-1 in the second leg of the round of 16 against Napoli, Italy, advancing to the quarter-finals with a total score of 4-2. As a result, the number of teams that have confirmed the quarter-finals of the Champions League has increased to six: Barcelona, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain (France), Bayern Munich (Germany), Manchester City (England), and Real Madrid (Spain).
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