The Gunners are starting to prepare in earnest for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, and Arsenal will face Porto in this round, once they are no strangers. Arsenal met Porto in the Champions League group stage last season, with the Gunners winning 4-0 at home and 2-0 away defeat. Compared with Manchester United and Chelsea, Arsenal's current opponents in the knockout rounds are naturally weaker, and Arsenal is also full of confidence in the team's home promotion.

Arsene Wenger has responded to the sentiments that many believe that a move against Porto would be a sign for Arsenal, as the Gunners have avoided encountering Bayern, Milan and Inter at the same time. "Who says Porto are good to play? They are by no means good at stubble. It's true that they don't seem to be a team with a lot of prestige, but you don't forget that they play in the Champions League every year, they always have a way to surprise and in fact they've been playing really well lately. ”

Arsene Wenger made no secret of his thoughts on the away game, continuing: "I believe it will be especially important in the first leg in defence, it's so important to defend well in this type of game. So, we have to keep up the way we played against Liverpool and I'm sure when the game goes our way we're going to score goals sooner or later. ”

Arsenal will travel to the Stade de la Del Rondo in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals to take on Portuguese giants Porto. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said he was confident of winning away from home since beating Liverpool in the last league game without conceding a goal.

Arsene Wenger has reason to be expecting from his side, with Arsenal having a fantastic run of results in the toughest of fixtures and a surprising amount of energy in the game. It has to be said that after three consecutive strong conversations, the psychological quality and self-confidence of the Gunners' players have been greatly improved. Although at the Dragons Stadium Arsenal do not have a very good historical record. However, there is still a lot of confidence in the win over Porto and Arsenal.

Arsenal are naturally confident of beating Porto. In addition to the fact that Porto's own strength is relatively inferior to Arsenal, and Arsenal is in good shape now, which naturally makes the Gunners full of confidence in this away trip.

It's just that the injured Arsenal will challenge the prospect of Porto at the Dragons Stadium does not seem to be as clear as imagined; With defensive stalwart Garra having been plagued by a back injury lately, the newly returned 35-year-old veteran Campbell has been offered the chance to travel with Portugal. With the Champions League already in the knockout stages, manager Arsene Wenger will also take Vermaelen away from home, although the Belgian still has a leg injury. The defender, who has been a regular since joining this season, has been on medication to manage his pain, but he said: "When I got hurt, I thought it was going to be serious. But now there are more important games waiting for me. ”

And because of the African Cup of Nations, the main defender Alexander Song, who quickly returned to the team, is now unable to continue to play for the team in such overly frequent games, because of excessive fatigue, he is now injured in training and needs to recuperate for a while. For Arsenal, although the victory over the big three opponents opened the situation in the league, the Gunners also paid some price for these three games.

In addition to the concerns at the back, the Gunners' attacking group also faces challenges. Arshavin, who has suffered a tendon injury, will not be available on the Dragons stadium tomorrow, and with the big game just around the corner, both managers are cautious. Arsene Wenger said: "Porto are not a big team, but every year they get to the knockout rounds, and it will be difficult to surprise others. Patrick Ferreira, the home team's manager, was succinct in his words: "Arsenal are going to cause us a lot of problems. ”

The list of teams that Arsenal flew to Portugal was revealed. This list is notable due to the absence of five key players. With the exception of Arshavin, Alexandre Song, Galla and Eduardo, Almunia's absence has left Arsenal with half of their squad to travel to Porto.

A lot of people speculate. If Arsenal fail to win the European title this season, Cesc Fabregas will also leave Arsenal. Arshavin, who claimed that it would be difficult to win the title with him as a cameo as a centre-forward, has once again publicly stated that he will understand if Cesc Fabregas moves to Barcelona this summer. 'If he goes to Barcelona, I will understand his choice. But as an Arsenal player, I really don't want that to happen. But Sesk is already an adult, and only he can decide. ”

Arsene Wenger said: "We have to relive the spirit of the day. We have to go to the next level. We have to play a special game. None of the teams that will make it to the last 16 of the Champions League will rely on mediocre games. We've played in the Champions League for 10 years in a row and these players have the experience and we can rely on them. If you can win when you are not the strongest team, you can be considered a truly successful team. Arsenal are doing well at the moment and we are confident that we can overcome the difficulties and achieve more. Just like in the league, Arsenal have the ability to achieve satisfactory results in the Champions League. ”

Arsenal are missing six main players, Almunia, Galla, Alexander Song, Eduardo, Arshavin and Robin van Persie, with former captain Campbell partnering Vermaelen at centre-back for the first time since the 2006 Champions League final, with Bendtner playing as a central striker. Porto's biggest loss was the absence of main winger Cristian Rodriguez through injury, with Brazilian striker Hulk making his first competitive appearance in a competitive match since being banned from Portugal domestic competition at the end of December.

goalkeeper Fabianski; Sarnia, Campbell, Vermaelen, Clichy on the back line; In midfield, Diaby, Denilson, Cesc Fabregas and Rosicky; On the forward line, Bendtner partnered Xiao Qing. Although half of the main team will not be able to play in this game, Arsenal's line-up still looks very good, and they are confident of taking a win at the Dragons Stadium.

The Gunners will be confident of this one, they need to win the game here and they need to score more away goals; Arsenal are of course hoping to finish the quarter-finals against Porto in one game, but they are still hoping to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League even more smoothly.

Arsenal are missing one of the most important trophies in their honour room, the Champions League. Arsenal are a top giant, but they still don't seem to have any more confidence. Arsene Wenger has done well at Arsenal, but in recent years, Arsenal has relied more on youth teams to play on the field, which has also made Arsenal lack enough competitiveness many times. But now this Arsenal team is starting to rise rapidly, and they have stubbornly won more initiative in the league under the strong blows of Chelsea and Manchester United; So at this time, fans and the media are also expecting Arsenal to make a breakthrough in the Champions League.

The Premier League is now the first league, and in recent years, Premier League teams have been strong enough in the Champions League; Although Barcelona won the Champions League last season, Manchester United also reached the Champions League final strongly. Arsenal have done well in the league this season, so there's every reason why they can do the same.

Perhaps because of some carelessness, Arsenal opened the game in danger, Falcao dribbled the ball on the left in the second minute, and Campbell chased after him, and when the opponent stepped into the box, Campbell fell to the ground and stabbed the ball out of the box, and Porto midfielder Mikael's follow-up shot from the outside was blocked by Vermaelen. A minute later, Campbell broke in a cross from inside the box that didn't go far and Hulk fired wide from fifteen yards.

There were excited cheers from the Porto fans at the Dragon Stadium, and it was obvious that Arsenal were blinded by Porto's ferocious attack for a while during the game, and Arsenal were beaten by Porto at the beginning of the game. Although Arsenal is indeed more favored to qualify, Porto is not a piece of paper, their continuous threatening attacks at the beginning of the game made Arsenal a little unstable, and the Portuguese Super League giants proved that this game is not simply beneficial to Arsenal.

Campbell returned to the Champions League for the first time in four years, and although it is certainly difficult to guarantee his form as a 35-year-old veteran, Campbell gave some confidence to Arsenal's players in the opening game, and in this much-maligned backline, the veteran Campbell not only brought some experience to the young Gunners, but more importantly, he was able to help the team in crucial moments, and his excellent play also allowed Arsenal to ensure that the goal was not conceded.

Arsenal were met head-on by Porto, but the Gunners were unstruck by this time; You must know that they have been fighting viciously before, and they are still very confident at this time. Although they were indeed taken aback by Porto at the beginning of the game, Arsenal were not so easy to mess with, and after being suppressed by Porto, Arsenal began to bounce back, and they will teach Porto a hard lesson, this game cannot be allowed to get out of Arsenal's control.

In the fifth minute, Diaby broke the ball in the middle circle and brought it to the front of the penalty area to plug Xiao Qing, and Porto captain Alves tackled Xiao Qing in the penalty area to resolve the danger. Xiao Qing then received a pass from Diaby and stabbed the ball on the edge of the penalty area, which was confiscated by Porto goalkeeper Helton.

Xiao Qing also began to become active, Xiao Qing rose to the challenge at this time, and they launched a-for-tat offensive battle with Porto. Xiao Qing is not worried about Arsenal's offensive ability at all, he believes that Arsenal is definitely better than Porto in terms of attack, and he believes that once Porto does not make adjustments, then the rhythm and victory of this game will definitely belong to Arsenal! (To be continued......)