Ed Aarons was at Estádio José Alvalade:
Instead it was Kai Havertz who again came to Arsenal’s rescue after scoring in the last round against his former club Bayer Leverkusen as he struck in injury time, with David Raya making a string of fine saves that underlined his importance to the side. After the doubts emerged in the defeats against Manchester City and Southampton, perhaps this will be the confidence boost that the Premier League leaders needed as they prepare to return to domestic action against Bournemouth on Saturday?
Read his full verdict from Lisbon below.
That is all from me today. Join us tomorrow for live MBM coverage of Barcelona v Atlético Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain v Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta speaks to Amazon Prime:
Very happy to win away from home in the Champions League against a team that haven’t lost in I don’t know how long.
We lacked the final pass in the final third. There were two or three occasions that we missed but then the finishers came on. When you get to this stage of the season, everybody has to make an impact. [Kai Havertz] loves a big moment.
And two big saves from [David] Raya. So much quality from him. Unbelievable touches. He kept us in the tie. We are very lucky to have him.
I talk about identity and other things that define this team and I definitely saw that tonight. It is half-time. We have to finish this in front of our people. And then we can dream.
