Arsenal dodged the Bear with a (0-0) lackluster performance in Portugal against FC Porto. Actually, both teams came into the final Match Day knowing that a draw would be enough to progress into the knock out stages of the Champions League.

However, it was Porto that tried their best to make it a soccer game. Arsenal played so poor and heartless, one wonders if they will be able to raise their football in the next round of the tournament, let alone against Chelsea on Sunday.

Arsenal and Jans Lehman will be thanking the goal posts as Porto player’s Postiga and Quaresma both hit the uprights, which saved the blushes for Arsene Wenger and the Henry-less Gunners.

Playing with the lone striker, Adebayor, sometimes it looked like the water-Gunners were playing a 3-7 with no impetus to put out any offense. Hleb, “Simply Fab”-regas, and Ljungeberg were all meant to pull the strings in midfield, but played like puppet boys and lacked any real inspiration to get the Gunners firing.

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