HIGHLY-rated Porto defender, Pepe has revealed that their plan was to neutralise Martin Odegaard in yesterday's Champions League game against Arsenal at the Emirate Stadium.
The Gunners came out victorious in the game but didn’t have it easy as they had to qualify for the quarterfinal by knocking out Porto on penalties after 1-0, making it 1-1 on aggregate (Porto won the first leg 1-0).
Speaking after the game, the former Real Madrid defender admitted they tried to stop Odegaard, who provided the assist for Trossard’s goal.
“We don’t forget that Arsenal are a great team; in the Premier League they score a lot of goals,” he told DAZN.
“We came to play our game; neutralising Odegaard’s play between the lines. We knew what we were doing, but unfortunately, we couldn’t score. They had a bit of luck,” he added.
Meanwhile, Arsenal’s goalkeeper, David Raya was named the Man of the Match as he saved two spot-kicks to help the Gunners qualify for the quarter-final for the first time in a long time.
