Arsenal 1-1 Porto (4-2 pens): this is where we want to be

Just below two weeks There is, I was once Again looking at carefully has A mute glowing rectangle, This time rocked In My palm, later supported up against A pillow, instead of It is more popular, bigger cousin mounted on A wall, but temporary change of location calls For improvisation. THE only other light was that of THE complete moon filtration In through gauze curtains. He do striped patterns against THE comforter as I thrown away This path, SO that, And during lull, complete disclosure, even agreed disabled, briefly, courtesy of THE long day And late hour. Stronger that stay awake was keeping My reactions inaudible. SO Again, Identifier had A plot of practical on two decades of to fall My heart In THE hands of A club oceans far.

This skill would be be greatly tested—first A little minutes Before Half time When A delicious defense division pass by Captain Martin find Leandro Trossard, all skillful touch And In THE net; And later, especially later, When This apparently without nerves bunch of players emerged triumphant through A penalty shooting, rashes of joy, relief, And euphoric tears through THE Ems And around THE world.

We knew THE statistics going In: Seven successive UCL Round of 16 exits For Arsenal (with Arteta himself In THE team For five), zero won In five Europe League knock out ties has THE Emirates For Director Mikel, fourteen years Since THE club had qualified For THE quarter-finals of THE Champions League. But We look at has Port as A GOOD presage in the middle of all THE anxiety. They were OUR opponents THE last time marry disappeared through has THE following scene In 2010 And marry. overcome A 2-1 first leg loss has beat them 5-0 has at home.

He East particularly significant that We would be END up winner on penalties This time, When You think back has A year There is. On March 16, 2023, We were struck out of THE Europe League by Sporty Lisbon, losing 3-5 on penalties has House, following A stellar showing by their goalie Anthony Adán. I have has been A fan long enough has sense THE invisible tremors, And THE loss, which included THE double serious injury blow has Saliba And Tomiyasu, felt defining the season In THE worse possible path, even However I hoped I was fake. Look back, There is No erasure THE do that he was Indeed THE beginning of THE END For Arsenal bright season until SO And their optimistic title charge in front.

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This victory, SO, feels as THE opposite.

Grant Since Galéno strike In THE final moments In FEBRUARY has THE Stadium TO DO Dragon had has been THE only default In THE of the club dizzy turn around has THE to start of THE new year After A precarious, worrying December. From SO, THE club to have eight successive First League victories with 33 goals brand while grant only 4, And Currently sit has THE high of THE painting THANKS has A superior aim difference has Liverpool.

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