Porto vs Arsenal live score, result, updates, highlights, lineups from UEFA Champions League Round of 16

By | February 21, 2024
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Arsenal and Porto face off in Portugal for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie.

The Gunners are eager to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2010 and have been in sensational form in recent games, defeating Liverpool in a potentially key Premier League clash and scoring 11 goals across consecutive away wins over West Ham and Burnley.

Mikel Arteta’s squad take on Sergio Conceicao’s Porto, who are third in the Liga Portugal, trailing league leaders Benfica and Sporting CP by seven points.

Arteta acknowledges Arsenal’s lack of Champions League experience among the squad but believes in his players’ talent when it comes to their chances of making a real push for the trophy this season.

The Sporting News will be following the Porto vs. Arsenal match live, providing score updates, commentary, and highlights as they happen.

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Porto vs Arsenal live score

  2nd Half Goalscorers
Porto 0  
Arsenal 0  

Starting lineups:

Arsenal (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior — Odegaard, Rice, Havertz — Saka, Trossard, Martinelli.

Porto (4-3-3 right to left): Costa (GK) — Joao Mario, Pepe, Otavio, Wendell — Alan Varela, Nico, F. Conceicao — Pepe, Galeno, Evanilson.

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Porto vs Arsenal live updates, highlights, and commentary

56th minute: Rice’s corner is deep and finds its way to Trossard at the back post. He smashes it on the volley but again can’t test Costa.

53rd minute: It’s been more of the same in the second half so far as Arsenal continue to knock the ball about nicely without threatening too much. 

46th minute: We’re back underway! 

HT: Arsenal have dominated but Porto have had the best opportunity of the first half. The Gunners will want to better use their possession in the next 45. 

45th minute: A deep corner is targeting Havertz at the back post and he rises highest but can’t test Costa. 

40th minute: Evanilson drills an effort goalwards but the angle is against him and it’s right at Raya, who collects easily. 

37th minute: Nico Gonzalez tries his luck from distance but it’s well wide. 

30th minute: Arsenal are still looking comfortable in possession and are so far reluctant to commit too many players going forward.  

22nd minute: Oh my word! How have Porto not taken the lead? Galeno strikes the post and has another go with the rebound but sends it inches wide. That was a wonderful opportunity.

19th minute: Costa punches Rice’s free-kick clear but the referee spotted an infringement in the box and Arsenal waste a good chance. 

10th minute: Arsenal have enjoyed 80% possession to start the match but are yet to create a clear-cut chance.

1st minute: We’re underway in Porto!  

10 mins to kickoff: Warmups are complete… kickoff is next. 

30 mins to kickoff: Pepe makes history! According to Opta, he becomes the oldest outfield player to start a knockout stage game in the Champions League (40y 360d), beating the previous record of Ryan Giggs for Manchester United against Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals in April 2014 (40y 123d).

1 hour to kickoff: Team news is in! No Taremi for the hosts. Arteta selects a very attacking side. 

1 hour 30 mins to kickoff: No player has been involved in Champions League goals this season than Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka! He has three goals, four assists and the Gunners forward is averaging a goal involvement every 48 minutes in the competition so far.

2 hours prior to kickoff: Some retro Arsenal players in here! It’s been a while since these two last met…

Arsenal vs Porto kick-off time

This Champions League clash takes place at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto, Portugal and kicks off on Wednesday, February 21 at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:

  Date Kickoff time
USA Wed, Feb. 21 3:00 p.m. ET
Canada Wed, Feb. 21 3:00 p.m. ET
UK Wed, Feb. 21 8:00 p.m. GMT
India Thu, Feb. 22 1:30 a.m. IST
Australia Thu, Feb. 22 7:00 a.m. AEDT

Arsenal vs Porto lineups, team news

Arteta’s injury list is unchanged ahead of the trip to Portugal with Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Jesus not quite ready to return for the visitors.

However, Thomas Partey and Fabio Vieira have returned to team training this week and could be in line to feature in the squad, although it seems unlikely they will be rushed back.

Arsenal (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior — Odegaard, Rice, Jorginho — Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.

Arsenal subs (9): TBC

Porto head coach Sergio Conceicao was dealt a blow when striker Mehdi Taremi suffered a thigh problem at the weekend, meaning he is a doubt. Zaidu Sanusi is out for the season, while Ivan Marcano is also set to miss out through a long-term ACL injury.

Porto (4-3-3 right to left): Costa (GK) — Mario, Pepe, Otavio, Wendell — Valera, Gonzalez, Sanchez — Conceicao, Evanilson, Taremi.

Porto subs (9): TBC

Arsenal vs Porto live stream, TV channel

Here’s how to watch this Champions League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:

Region TV Streaming
USA — Paramount+,
ViX
Canada —

DAZN
UK TNT Sports 1 discovery+
India — JioTV, Sony LIV
Australia — Stan Sport

USA: Champions League matches are available to stream on Paramount+ (English). New users can currently get a FREE 30-day trial by entering discount code ‘GOAT’ at checkout. ViX is the place to go for (Spanish) subscribers.

Canada: Every Champions League game streams live on DAZN.

UK: Matches are broadcast on TNT Sports and streamed on discovery+.

India: JioTV and Sony LIV are the live streaming options for this game.

Australia: Every UEFA Champions League game this season can be streamed via Stan Sport.

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