Arsenal beaten despite Campbell header

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Arsenal beaten despite Campbell header FC Porto   2 - 1   Arsenal The match had begun so well for Campbell after heading in a stunning equaliser By Mark Ashenden Sol Campbell scored for Arsenal but two gifted goals gave Porto a win in their Champions League last-16, first leg.An own goal by keeper Lukasz Fabianski gave Porto the lead on 10 minutes when he spilled Silvestre Varela's cross. The Gunners hit back as Campbell nodded in after Tomas Rosicky headed across Cesc Fabregas's flicked-on corner. And after Rosicky was denied a penalty, Falcao poked in a Ruben Micael free-kick after Fabianski had picked up a backpass from Campbell inside the box. Arsenal will feel aggrieved after recovering brilliantly from their shambolic opening at Estadio do Dragao, yet there was still much on show to provide hope for the return leg in London on 9 March. With an extensive injury list, Gunners manager Arsene Wenger said his team would need to "dig deep" and be "special" if they wanted anything out of their trip - but he would have been alarmed and delighted in equal measure within two minutes of kick-off.[Read more...]

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