Mikel Arteta hailed a 'magic night' at the Emirates as Arsenal beat Porto 4-2 on penalties to reach their first Champions League quarter-final in 14 years. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg in Portugal, a goal from Leandro Trossard just before half-time levelled the tie late in the first half, but Arsenal's momentum stalled as they failed to wrap the game up inside 90 minutes. After a nervous extra-time it took heroics from goalkeeper David Raya, saving twice in the shoot-out, to put the hosts into the last eight for the first time since Arsene Wenger's team faced Barcelona in 2010. Arteta was full of praise for his team but added 'the best thing is we are not satisfied. We want more and we’re going to try and go through the next round for sure.'
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