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Porto coach Sergio Conceicao accused Mikel Arteta of insulting his family during Arsenal’s tense Champions League victory.
David Raya emerged as Arsenal’s hero as they booked their place in the last 16 for the first time since 2010, saving two penalties in a tense shootout.
But the match was marred by clashes between both groups of players and benches, while rival coaches Arteta and Conceicao became involved in a heated confrontation after the final whistle.
And Conceicao claims Arteta disrespected his loved ones during the match.
‘The result was unfair. Our team deserved to pass,” said the Porto coach.
Porto coach Sergio Conceicao was lively during the tense match at the Emirates.
Mikel Arteta denied his counterpart’s accusation of having insulted his family
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‘What Arteta said, towards the bench in Spanish, insulted my family. You should focus on training his team.”
Arteta has denied Sergio Conceicao’s accusations, and club sources indicated that the Spaniard did not say anything about his rival’s family.
However, of his team’s victory, the Gunners boss said: “It was a magical night. It was what we expected against a tough and very well-organised opponent, Arteta said.
“We scored a nice goal. It’s a great experience for us, we needed penalties and we prepared well for it.
‘We found a way, I can see how much they want to win. How much they were sacrificing. When you play like this, sooner or later everything will turn out the way you want.
“I’ve probably never experienced an atmosphere like that at the Emirates, it was incredible from start to finish. A big thank you to them and today I thought they impacted the game.
David Raya was the match winner for the Gunners with two saves in the penalty shootout.
Arsenal advanced to their first Champions League quarter-final in 14 years after a thrilling victory.
Regarding the shooting, Arteta added: “We practiced on the training ground, some failed, but in the end you have to do it at night.”
“It is a big step for the club, the best thing is that we are not satisfied and we want to go to the next round.”
Raya added: “It’s obviously a great feeling for me personally, first time in the Champions League and for the club to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in so many years.”
“We played a really good game from the start. We dominated, created chances and it all went to penalties. We have worked a lot on penalties this year and all the hard work with the goalkeeping coach and the team has paid off.”
