Porto coach claims Arteta insulted his family during the match

Porto's head coach, Sérgio Conceição, elucidated the genesis of the verbal altercation with Arsenal's head coach, Mikel Arteta, during the second leg match of the Champions League round of 16. According to the Portuguese, Arteta insulted his family.

“Arteta turned to the bench during the game and insulted my family in Spanish. I told him that the person he insulted is no longer among us. Let him worry about training his team, which has more than enough quality to play a lot better”, – Conceição conveyed, as quoted by Sky Sports.

Recall that Porto emerged victorious in the first leg at their home ground with a scoreline of 1-0. However, yesterday, Arsenal prevailed with the same scoreline, courtesy of Leandro Trossard's goal. Ultimately, the "Gunners" managed to overcome Porto in a penalty shootout. Their goalkeeper, David Raya, thwarted two penalties, while the Londoners converted flawlessly.

The draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals of the Champions League will take place in Nyon the day after tomorrow, on March 15th.