Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa has branded Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard as an ‘excellent’ player before the two sides meet in the Champions League tomorrow.

The Gunners are in amazing form. They have won each of their last five games in the Premier League with an aggregate score of 21-2. Odegaard has been the star of the show.

Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty ImagesPorto goalkeeper Diogo Costa praises Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard

Martin Odegaard has been one of Arsenal’s best players for a couple of years now.

The 25-year-old Norway international scored 15 goals and provided eight assists in the Premier League last season. He has seven goals and eight assists in all competitions this time around and is getting better and better every week.

Odegaard has a goal and three assists in his last two games for Arsenal. He is in fantastic form right now, and Porto will have to be wary of him.

The Portuguese giants’ goalkeeper, Diogo Costa, was asked about Odegaard before the game tomorrow, and he branded the Norwegian as an ‘excellent player’.

However, he refused to put all the focus on the Arsenal captain.

Costa told O Jogo: “Odegaard is an excellent player, but he is not a player who will do all the work alone. We are focused on the whole team.”

Photo by Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty ImagesOdegaard could make the difference vs Porto

Porto aren’t in great form right now, are they?

They’ve won just one of their last three games in the Portuguese top-flight and that came against relegation-threatened Estrela Amadora.

However, Champions League ties are always unpredictable, and Arsenal will have to be at their best to get the better of Porto, especially at the Estádio do Dragão.

Martin Odegaard will be Arsenal‘s main man against Porto. If he has a good game in that number 10 role, he should be able to unlock Porto’s defence and make a big difference tomorrow.