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Wenderson Galeno came through for Porto with the final whistle about to blow. Now, Arsenal need to rally to return to the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010.
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Galeno scored deep into stoppage time to give Porto a 1-0 win in the first leg of the round of 16 on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT).
The English team will need a victory in the return leg in London on March 12 to make it back to the last eight of Europe's elite club competition.
Galeno broke the deadlock with a right-footed shot into the far corner four minutes into added time. His strike from outside the area came in what was supposed to be the final minute of stoppage time at the Estadio do Dragao.
"I think the credit for that goal goes to the whole team, for what they did in the 90 minutes," Galeno said.
"We played well, we defended well, we left all our energy on the pitch. We will try to replicate in London what we achieved here."
The Brazilian forward, who had hit the post in the first half, was named man of the match.
"When it's 0-0, you look up at the clock and it's 93 minutes gone, if you aren't going to win the game then don't lose it," Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice said.
"Maybe have the bit of savviness about us to stay in and get a draw in a tough stadium against a tough opponent.
"They caught us on the counter and he's stuck one in the top corner, which is really disappointing."
Porto were mostly in control and kept Arsenal from having any attempts on target. The English side were coming off five consecutive wins in which they scored 21 goals in total.
"A lot to play for in the second leg," Rice said.
"We're really positive as a group, we've had such a good start to 2024 that we're not going to let this get us down.
"We have to change our approach in the home leg and give it absolutely everything."
Porto were eliminated in the round of 16 last season.
The Portuguese team are trying to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2021.
Porto were without Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi because of a right thigh injury.
Meanwhile, Victor Osimhen helped Napoli salvage a 1-1 home draw against Barcelona in the first leg of their last-16 tie in his first appearance for the Italian club since December.
Osimhen, who had served a ban in Napoli's previous game after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty for runners-up Nigeria, stole clear in the penalty area with 15 minutes remaining to fire home an equaliser.
Barcelona had taken a deserved lead on the hour-mark through Robert Lewandowski's 93rd Champions League goal.
It was Napoli's first game since they sacked head coach Walter Mazzarri after three months in charge and replaced him with Slovakian Francesco Calzona.
- with AP
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