There was no doubting Arsenal’s hero in Bergamo – David Raya with his double save.
It looked as if the game was going to go away from Arsenal when Thomas Partey clipped defensive midfielder Ederson on the left edge of the box.
A penalty was awarded and, after a long video assistant referee check, the decision stood.
During that wait Raya went over to talk to Arsenal’s goalkeeping coach, his fellow Spaniard Inaki Cana, who he also worked with at Brentford.
Whatever they discussed worked.
The Spaniard got down low to his right to keep out Mateo Retegui’s spot-kick and somehow got across his goal to scoop the striker’s follow-up header off the line.
The Italy striker should really not have given Raya a chance with the rebound. Nobody in the ground expected Raya to have any chance of getting across in time to keep it out but he did, just before the ball fully crossed the line.
It is a save that will be mentioned alongside some of the greats, including Arsenal legend David Seaman’s against Sheffield United striker Paul Peschisolido in the 2003 FA Cup semi-final.
