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Event

Arsenal vs Sporting CP

Date
Wed 15th April 2026 (UTC)
Wed 15th April 2026 (Local)

Timestamp
2026-04-15T19:00:00

Time

19:00:00 UTC (20:00:00 Local)

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League
UEFA Champions League

Season
2025-2026

Round
125

Status
Match Finished

Location
England
Emirates Stadium

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Home Team Lineup

Eze Jesus 79	Mosquera	Saliba
Magalhães	Hincapié	Gyökeres Havertz 56
Zubimendi	Rice	Raya
Martinelli Trossard 79	Madueke Dowman 63

Away Team Lineup

Catamo Quenda 71	Inácio	Suárez
Quaresma Vagiannidi 85	Diomande	Hjulmand
Silva	Araújo	Gonçalves Daniel Bra 71
Morita João Sim� 77	Trincão Nel 85

Event Statistics

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total passes

443

446

Passes accurate

385

390

Passes %

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0.67

0.29

goals_prevented

Description

The second leg of this UEFA Champions League quarter-final at the Emirates Stadium finds Arsenal defending a narrow 1–0 aggregate lead following their victory in Lisbon. The primary challenge for Mikel Arteta’s squad is maintaining defensive discipline against a Sporting CP side that has proven to be dangerous on the counter-attack throughout the tournament. The objective for the Gunners is to control the midfield through Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi to prevent the Portuguese champions from finding an equalizing goal that would level the tie.

Strategically, the goal for Arsenal is to utilize the home crowd's energy to find an early goal, effectively forcing Sporting to abandon their defensive shape. The tactical focus for Sporting’s manager, Ruben Amorim, is to exploit the pace of Geny Catamo and Francisco Trincão out wide to catch the Arsenal full-backs out of position. With a place in the semi-finals against Atletico Madrid on the line, the ultimate goal is to navigate 90 minutes of high-intensity European football and keep the dream of a maiden Champions League title alive.

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Result Description

Arsenal secured their place in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals for the second consecutive season after a tense 0–0 draw against Sporting CP on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Having won the first leg 1–0 in Portugal, the Gunners’ primary objective was to manage their lead and avoid defensive lapses. Despite several nervy moments, they succeeded in keeping their eighth clean sheet of the European campaign, progressing 1–0 on aggregate.

The match was a tactical battle of attrition rather than an offensive showcase. Sporting CP nearly leveled the aggregate score in the 42nd minute when Geny Catamo latched onto a cross from Maximiliano Araújo, but his volley rattled the post with David Raya beaten. Arsenal had their own chances to put the tie beyond doubt, most notably in the 83rd minute when substitute Leandro Trossard saw a header strike the woodwork. Sporting almost forced extra time with the final kick of the game, but João Simões' effort hit the side netting. The result sets up a massive semi-final clash for Arsenal against Atletico Madrid, starting on April 29.

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