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Arsenal on Tuesday defeated Porto 4-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the Champions League last 8 for the first time since 2010.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been accused of insulting the family of FC Porto coach Sergio Conceicao during their Champions last 16 second leg match. Arsenal on Tuesday
defeated Porto 4-2 in a penalty shootout
to reach the Champions League last 8 for the first time since 2010.
After the match, Porto boss Conceicao said Arteta used foul words against his family.
“What Arteta said, towards the bench in Spanish, he insulted my family,” Conceicao said while talking to media. “He should focus on training his team. The result was injust. The team deserved to go through.”
Arteta was also asked about the accusation, to which he replied, “No comment. Thank you very much”.
Porto had won the first leg of the match 1-0. In the second leg, Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard scored the only goal of the match in the 41st minute, taking the game to the penalty shootout.
In the penalties, Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya made two saves to fire the London club into the quarter-finals.
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