by Few things are more satisfying than winning a game at the last minute, with a real great goal, and against a rival of higher status in a competition of the caliber of the Champions League. He lived this feeling galen last night when he became the hero of the Port in the first leg of the round of 16 against Arsenal Delaware Mikel Arteta (1-0).
The Portuguese team managed to surprise at the Estadio do Dragão and will visit the Emirates Stadium ahead in the tie. The result, short, does not at all close the ‘Gunners’ options of getting back on track in the return leg, but While Arteta’s team had a very bittersweet match, the ‘Dragons’ appeared very confident and energetic..
Arsenal not only let the tie slip away in added time, but He did not shoot at the goal guarded by Diogo Costa even once in the entire duel, despite having 65% of the possession of the ball.
Porto’s goal came in the 94th minute, as a reward for not throwing in the towel at any time. Galeno, who had missed a chance as clear as it was ‘crazy’ in the 20th minute of the game, removed his thorn with a spectacular shot against which David Raya could do nothing.
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The Brazilian, who already showed all his ‘venom’ on the left wing during the group stage against Barcelona, Shakhtar and Antwerp, He took a slanted shot from the edge of the area that, with a nice twist, beat a Raya who ‘flew’ (unsuccessfully) to clear the ball.
The shot with which Galeno gave Porto the victory against Arsenal in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 / AP
But Galen’s great level is not a flower of a day. In six games that he has played so far in the competition (he missed one in the group stage due to injury) He has scored five goals and distributed three assists. Along with Griezmann, Morata, Haaland and Hojlund, he is the top scorer of the tournament. And if we look at goal assists, only Saka (4) surpasses him. Will he be able to be decisive again in the second leg and sentence Arteta’s team?
