Two teams in blistering form clash for 90 minutes to decide their European fates as Arsenal host Porto at the Emirates Stadium in the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 matchup.
After Porto secured a thrilling, last-gasp victory over Arsenal at Estadio do Dragao two weeks ago on Galeno's late goal, the Portuguese side parlayed that boost of confidence into a 5-0 thrashing of rivals Benfica in league play, giving them new life in a seemingly lost domestic title fight.
Arsenal, meanwhile, see that gutting late defeat to Porto as their only adverse result in their last nine matches, having won eight straight in Premier League play to put the Gunners back in the thick of their title fight as well.
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The Gunners saw a lot from Brentford what they can likely expect from Porto today, as the visitors will surely look to slow the game down and kill clock with any means necessary to preserve their first-leg advantage and force Arsenal to panic as they watch the time tick down.
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Despite the one-goal disadvantage, Arsenal are heavily expected to advance past Porto and secure a position in the quarterfinals, holding around 1/3 odds to move on.
The Gunners are favored by around 1.5 goals, and they are expected to run up the score at home with the goals total hovering just above three.
The job is clear for Arsenal in this second leg, and as the clearly better side, they will manage to see it through. Porto will make life difficult, that's for sure, but this Gunners team has a stronger mentality than past Arsenal squads which may have struggled to break down bunkered opponents as frustration sets
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