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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Estadio do Dragao
  • Attendance: 41500
  • Referee: Merk, M

Live Commentary

90 mins

FULL TIME: FC PORTO 0-0 ARSENAL.

90 mins

It's been awful, but both FC Porto and Arsenal are through to next Friday's draw for the last 16. CSKA Moscow move into the UEFA Cup.

90 mins

Porto win the ball but don't bother attacking, they just play it around at the back themselves.

88 mins

The referee should blow the final whistle now - as nothing else is going to happen.

87 mins

More passing, more whistling.

86 mins

Barreto da Silva Ibson comes on for Jose Raul Meireles.

85 mins

Even the Porto crowd are whistling the players as the ball gets passed around midfield with no sign of a tackle.

84 mins

Arsenal play the ball about at the back and Porto allow them to.

83 mins

Fabregas' free-kick is hacked away - neither side wants to score.

82 mins

CSKA are going to be a victim of circumstances, as this match is going to end 0-0.

81 mins

Porto bring on dos Santos Bruno Moraes for Postiga.

79 mins

Wenger makes a change - Robin van Persie for Adebayor.

77 mins

The match is petering out into a goalless draw.

75 mins

The two teams are showing no sign of urgency.

73 mins

But Wenger will be well aware that one Porto goal will send his side into the UEFA Cup.

71 mins

Arsenal appear to have weathered the storm.

69 mins

Porto have gone back into their shell - both sides know they will still qualify if results stay the same for the last 21 minutes.

67 mins

CSKA have retaken the lead - that should liven things up here.

65 mins

A half-chance for Ljungberg isn't taken.

64 mins

It's still 1-1 in Hamburg, so both Porto and Arsenal are still on course to qualify from this group.

62 mins

Arsenal are giving the ball away too often as Porto swarm on to the attack.

60 mins

Porto have stepped up the pace - Arsenal are hanging on now.

58 mins

A mistake by Djourou lets in Quaresma who curls his shot against the post - in almost exactly the same place as his 49th minute effort.

57 mins

Another good cross by Quaresma, but Lehmann is able to claim the ball.

56 mins

Hleb is at the centre of another good Arsenal move until it breaks down on the edge of the Porto area.

54 mins

Postiga misses his kick in front of goal after a good ball in by Paulo Assuncao.

52 mins

Fabregas' attempt beats the wall but is straight at Porto keeper da Silva Arruda Helton - at least he's had a save to make.

51 mins

Flamini wins a free-kick in a dangerous position.

49 mins

A great break by Porto ends with Quaresma's shot hitting the post - that's more like it.

47 mins

Quaresma appears to have been modelling himself on Cristiano Ronaldo as he attempts another fancy back-flick.

46 mins

No changes at the break, as the second half gets underway.

45 mins

HALF TIME: FC PORTO 0-0 ARSENAL.

45 mins

Once again Porto defend the corner well as a dull half of football draws to a close.

44 mins

A third corner in quick succession for Arsenal as they finally remember how to attack.

42 mins

Great passing between Cesc Fabregas and Aleksandr Hleb as Arsenal win another corner, but it comes to nothing.

40 mins

Paulo Assuncao lets fly from 25 yards out but his drilled shot drifts just wide.

38 mins

There's no sign of any improvement - maybe another CSKA goal would liven up proceedings here.

36 mins

Mathieu Flamini wins Arsenal's first corner of the game, but it comes to nothing.

35 mins

Better by Arsenal, but Fredrik Ljungberg's cross is cut out.

33 mins

An awful free-kick by dos Santos Bruno Moraes sums up the opening 33 minutes - it was terrible.

32 mins

CSKA Moscow were ahead against Hamburg but it's now 1-1 in the other group game.

30 mins

Arsenal have barely got out of their own half and created precisely nothing in front of goal.

28 mins

Good skill from Ricardo Andrade Quaresma but the end product isn't there.

26 mins

Both sides have reached the Champions League Final in the last three years, but don't appear capable of producing a repeat of that kind of form on tonight's showing.

24 mins

Arsenal defend well as another Porto attack comes to nothing.

23 mins

Postiga manages to get the first shot on target, but it's straight at Lehmann.

21 mins

As it stands both Porto and Arsenal are on course to qualify for the knockout stages, and little that has happened so far suggests this game isn't going to finish 0-0.

19 mins

Helder Postiga tries his luck from 40 yards out but his effort drifts high and wide.

17 mins

Wenger has put a very conservative side out, with only Emmanuel Adebayor up front.

15 mins

Jorge Fucile is looking dangerous for Porto in the opening stages.

13 mins

There's no real flow to the game with incidents at a premium.

11 mins

Porto have all the possession but are showing no real urgency.

9 mins

So far so good for Arsenal, one point is all they need.

7 mins

It's been a steady start with chances at a premium.

5 mins

Jens Lehmann struggles to take a cross but gets away with his flap.

3 mins

Porto start brightly but Johan Djourou deals with the first dangerous cross.

1 mins

Porto get this crunch clash underway.

0 mins

The Gunners are without Thierry Henry, Lauren, Tomas Rosicky and William Gallas.

0 mins

Arsenal play Porto in their final group game still needing a point to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League.

Match Report

After the bore draw, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said: "We expected to have more going forward but Porto played well.

"We were over-cautious though and didn't take any risks. It wasn't our plan, it must have just been in our sub-conscious.

"The fact we needed only a draw was in the back of the players' minds. It was just like the game at Villarreal last season.

"But it would have been a disaster it we had gone out. The young defenders did very well, they didn't make any mistakes.

"We're pleased to win the group as it gives us a slight advantage in the knockout stage."

FC Porto

Arsenal

Corners

5 4

Fouls

9 13

Goal attempts

12 3

Shots off target

6 2

Offsides

2 1

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