He Arsenal advanced this Tuesday to the quarterfinals of Champions League by removing the penalties Porto. The tie, tied after 180 minutes thanks to a goal from Leandro Trossard in the first half, it was decided from eleven meters, where the team Mikel Arteta marked all his pitches and David Raya the two stop at Wendell and Galen.
The Catalan goalkeeper of the ‘gunners’, discussed his beginnings in Arsenal, is undoubtedly the hero of the London team. “The team played very well. The main thing was that we kept a clean sheet, but we scored a goal and passed. Being in the quarterfinals is everything, one plays football for these things. I’m so happy. “Let’s celebrate together and enjoy the night,” said Raya TNT Sports.
Raya admitted that “it’s a good feeling for me personally, to play for the first time in the Champions League and for the club to reach the quarterfinals for the first time after many years. We played very well from the start. We dominated, created we took chances and we took penalties. “We’ve worked a lot on shooting this year and all the hard work with the goalkeeping coach and the team has paid off.”
Raya was named Player of the Match. The UEFA Technical Observer Panel said: “He provided the small details that made it possible to overcome these ties, made several saves during the match and saved two penalties to take Arsenal to the quarter- Champions League finals.”
Saka says Raya “is brilliant”
For his part, the Arsenal attacker Bukayo Saka He also assured TNT Sports already “I knew it was going to be a special night. The fans gave us everything and we gave it back to them. “David Raya was brilliant, it’s to his credit, he basically won the game for us with two saves.”
Source: La Verdad
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